Legal Opinion

Dean v. Heritage Healthcare of Ridgeway, LLC

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided June 18, 2014No. Appellate Case 2013-000509; 27401PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Toal

Heritage Healthcare of Ridgeway, LLC, UniHealth Post-Acute Care-Tanglewood, LLC (Tanglewood), and UHS-Pruitt Corporation (collectively, Appellants) ask this Court to reverse the circuit court’s denial of their motion to compel arbitration in this wrongful death and survival action involving Appellants’ allegedly negligent nursing home care. We reverse and remand.

Facts/Procedural Background

Tanglewood is a skilled nursing facility located in Ridgeway, South Carolina, and is owned and controlled by Appellants. In January 2007, Tanglewood and Darlene Dean (Respondent) entered into a nursing home…

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