U.S. nursing homes fight effort to help patients sue
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008.
that would make it easier for residents to sue for shoddy care or wrongdoing….
Advocates say families and patients often do not notice fine print in standard contracts, which compels them to engage in binding arbitration instead of going to court to address claims of abuse or negligence.
"Most are unaware they are signing away their right to go to court," said Sen. Herb Kohl, a Wisconsin Democrat co-sponsoring the bill to invalidate the clauses.
The seniors lobby AARP and patient group Alzheimer’s Association back the legislation.
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