Legal Opinion
Roth v. Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided December 4, 2015No. C 15-4074-MWBPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS OR STAY AND TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND ORDER CERTIFY-, ING QUESTIONS TO THE IOWA SUPREME COURT
MARKW. BENNETT, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
/. INTRODUCTION .. .808
II. LEGAL ANALYSIS .. .809
A. The Estate’s Claims .,. 809
B. The. Roth Children’s Claims ...810
1. The effect of language in the arbitration clause ... 810
2. Theories to compel non-signatories to arbitration ... 811
a. Estoppel .. .811
b. “Derivative” or “independent” nature of the consortium claims ...812
C. Certification…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Baldwin v. EsthervilleDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2018
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- Roth v. Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Soc'yDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2019