Hogan v. Country Villa Health Servs., G036406
In children's elder abuse suit against nursing home that provided services to their late mother, denial of defendant nursing home's motion to compel arbitration is reversed as power of attorney authorization to daughter included power to execute arbitration agreements when presented to her by the long-term health care facility as part of the package of admissions documents.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/01/2007
- Published 03/01/2007
Judges
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Morris Polich & Purdy, Marc Katz, Richard H. Nakamura, Jr., Los Angeles, Maureen M. Home for Defendants and Appellants., Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, Inc., Mark E. Reagan and Felicia Y Sze, San Francisco, for California Association of Health Facilities as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants., Law Offices of Timothy J. Swift and Timothy J. Swift, Santa Ana, for Plaintiffs and Respondents., Balisok & Associates, Inc., Russell S. Balisok, Glendale, for California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Inc. as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.