Tennessee Health Management, Inc. v. Johnson

LYONS, Justice.

Tennessee Health Management, Inc. (“THM”), is a defendant in an action pending in the Madison Circuit Court. It appeals from an order denying its motion to compel arbitration of the plaintiffs claims. We reverse and remand.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Dolores J. Rousseau (“Dolores”) 1 was admitted to Millennium Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (“Millennium”) in Huntsville on January 26, 2008, following hip-replacement surgery. Millennium is operated by THM. On January 25, 2008, Dolores’s daughter Barbara Rousseau (“Barbara”) signed numerous forms on Dolores’s behalf required…