Hattiesburg Health & Rehab Center, LLC v. Emma Brown

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A nursing home resident’s wife signed an admission agreement that contained an arbitration provision. Her husband died soon after his discharge, and she brought a wrongful-death suit against the nursing home, Hattiesburg Health & Rehab Center, LLC (HHRC). HHRC moved to stay the proceedings and to compel arbitration. The trial judge denied HHRC’s motion, and HHRC appeals that denial to this Court. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Leo Brown was admitted to HHRC in February 2012. His wife, Emma, signed an admission agreement both in her individual…