S.2838 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. as introduced.
  • Short: Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act as reported to senate.

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04/07/08
Factcheck.org: Clinton’s and Obama’s contributions are not ...

S. 2838, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 West Prospect Street in Nanuet, New York, as the “Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building.” S. 2839, A bill to designate the facility ...

04/08/08
Bill Action: Introduced: S. 2838: A bill to amend chapter 1 of ...

Sen. Mel Martinez [R-FL] introduced this bill. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]

04/08/08
S. 2838, A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States ...

S. 2838 would amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.

04/15/08
False Email About Obama’s Senate Record « Waste Of My Oxygen

S. 2838, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 West Prospect Street in Nanuet, New York, as the “Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building.” S. 2839, A bill to designate the facility ...

04/20/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.2892 Wartime Enforcement of Fraud ...

S.2892 - Wartime Enforcement of Fraud Act of 2008 (Senate Report 110-431, July 25, 2008); S.2840 - Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act (Senate Report 110-440, August 1, 2008); S.2838 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act ...

04/21/08
Nursing Home Residents Shouldn't Lose Right to Sue, Senators Say

Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act, S. 2838, 110th Cong., bill introduced (Apr. 9, 2008). Nursing Home Litigation Reporter Volume 10, Issue 22 04/18/2008. Copyright 2008 FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business. All Rights Reserved. ...

04/26/08
WashingtonWatch.com - S. 2838, The Fairness in Nursing Home ...

US Congress: S. 2838, The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act.

04/28/08
Clinton’s New Debate Proposal: On the Back of a Flatbed Truck ...

S. 2838, S. 2839, S. 584, S. 1422, S. 1622, S. 1892, S. 2496, S. 2918,. she has steered twice as many through the Senate and almost four times as many into law per year, on average, as Obama has. Comment by Jeremy ...

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05/13/08
Tort Reform Works…So Far…In One Specific Area

Mel Martinez (R-FL) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) introduced S. 2838, the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. The bill would amend the Federal Arbitration Act to ban pre-dispute arbitration agreements for nursing homes and residential care ...

05/13/08
Arbitration Records Success, Hence Under Attack

Mel Martinez (R-FL) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) introduced S. 2838, the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. The bill would amend the Federal Arbitration Act to ban pre-dispute arbitration agreements for nursing homes and residential care ...

05/25/08
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 6126, The Fairness in Nursing Home ...

The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (S. 2838) (more recent activity!) See Bills on the Same Subject: Aged, Commercial arbitration, Contracts, Law, Long-term care, Medical care, Medicine, Nursing homes, Patients' rights ...

06/16/08
Congresspedia Preview: This Week in Congress (June 13-20, 2008 ...

SR-301 10:00 am; Senate Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Joint hearings to examine S.2838, ...

06/17/08
Congressional Activities: Week of June 16, 2008

Senate Special Committee on Aging and Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights) joint hearings to examine S. 2838 to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with ...

06/17/08
Kohl

In fact, I’m probably not alone in being ready for some change Kohl S WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, June 18, US Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) will chair a joint hearing on S. 2838, the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008. ...

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06/17/08
KU News - KU law professor to testify on Fairness in Nursing Home ...

... than 20 articles on arbitration law, will speak at a joint hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights and the Special Committee on Aging regarding the measure (S. 2838). ...

06/18/08
US Senate debates arbitration

A joint meeting of the US Senate Committee on Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition and Consumer Rights and US Senate Aging Committee was held this morning to discuss S. 2838, The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act, ...

06/18/08
Senate Committee Hearing on Arbitration in Nursing Homes (Updated)

**Updated** 4:49 pm Wednesday June 18th View the Webcast of the Hearing Here The Senate Judiciary committee is hearing testimony on the nursing home arbitration bill (S. 2838) right now! Here's more info: The Senate Judiciary Committee ...

06/18/08
US Senate debates nursing home arbitration requirements

The specific issue at hand was S. 2838, the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. Sponsored by Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., and Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, the bill strives to eliminate the practice ...

06/18/08
Senate Committee Hearing on Arbitration in Nursing Homes (Updated)

The Senate Judiciary committee is hearing testimony on the nursing home arbitration bill (S. 2838) right now! Here's more info:. The Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Special Committee on Aging will hear arguments both for and ...

Source: Tortdeform
06/18/08
Protect the Elderly: Support the 2008 Fairness in Nursing Home ...

This week, the Senate Special Committee on Aging will hear arguments regarding the "2008 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act" (S. 2838). This act would eliminate pre-dispute binding mandatory arbitration (BMA) clauses in nursing ...

06/19/08
S.2838 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.

06/20/08
S.2838

Toxic Shock TV - Movie News, Reviews, Celebrity Interviews, Video Game Trailers, Music Videos wrote an interesting post today on Here’sa quick excerpt S.2838 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act introduced Apr. 08, 2008 4 articles ...

06/20/08
The Reality of Arbitration and Nursing Home Abuse

Opponents to the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008 (S. 2838) oppose restoring the legal rights of elderly nursing home residents, and their families, to sue nursing home facilities for the abuse and neglect that causes ...

06/20/08
A FATHER’S DAY GIFT: SUPPORT THE “FAIRNESS IN NURSING HOME ...

As a gift this father’s day, I encourage you to write a letter to your local Congressman and state Senator regarding this bill (HR 6126 and S. 2838). In the letter, please urge Congress to act swiftly to outlaw pre-dispute, ...

06/20/08
The Reality of Arbitration and Nursing Home Abuse

Opponents to the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008 (S. 2838) oppose restoring the legal rights of elderly nursing home residents, and their families, to sue nursing home facilities for the abuse and neglect that causes ...

Source: Tortdeform
06/21/08
Nursing Home Abuse and Arbitration

Opponents to the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008 (S. 2838) oppose restoring the legal rights of elderly nursing home residents, and their families, to sue nursing home facilities for the abuse and neglect that causes ...

Source: DMI Blog
06/26/08
National Nursing Home Bill Promotes Residents’ Rights

As a nursing home abuse attorney who heard the horrors of too many Tennessee long-term care facilities, I wholeheartedly support, and our United State Congress to move forward with, the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act, S. 2838 ...

06/27/08
Abuse In Nursing Home

Opponents to the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008 (S. 2838) oppose restoring the legal rights of elderly nursing home residents, and their families, to sue nursing home facilities for the abuse and neglect that causes . ...

07/11/08
Congress to Mark Up Nursing Home Arbitration Bill

We at AAHSA oppose this bill, as well as its Senate companion, S. 2838, because the measure would prohibit arbitration clauses in long-term care admissions agreements. Supporters argue that nursing home/assisted living residents and [. ...

07/16/08
House subcommittee approves Nursing Home Arbitration Act « The ...

... limited Medicare and Medicaid resources to providing quality care instead of funding lengthy court trials,” McKnight’s reports. Later today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to mark up its version of the bill, S. 2838. ...

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