New California Supreme Court Arbitration Case
Aug 28, 2025
New CA Supreme Court Arbitration Case
Does Ruiz v. Podolsky (2010) 50 Cal.4th 838 apply and require arbitration of
wrongful-death claims premised on custodial neglect in skilled nursing facilities?
California Supreme Court decided this important issue on August 14, 2025:
Holland v. Silverscreen Healthcare, Inc. (2025) __ Cal.5th __, 2025 WL 2349863: The California Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal’s decision that had ordered the plaintiff parents’ wrongful-death claim to arbitration under MICRA Code of Civil Procedure section 1295 and Ruiz v. Podolsky (2010) 50 Cal.4th 838 (Ruiz), concluding that the claim sounded in professional negligence (and, alternatively, lacked sufficient specificity). The California Supreme Court disagreed, concluding that Ruiz applies only to medical-malpractice disputes about the rendering of medical services, not to wrongful-death claims premised on custodial neglect in skilled nursing facilities, and it remanded the case to permit plaintiffs to am...
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