Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 4/9/2008--Introduced.
Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act - Provides that a pre-dispute arbitration agreement between a long-term care facility and a resident (or anyone acting on the resident's behalf) shall not be valid or specifically enforceable.
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| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| April 09, 2008 |
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September 10, 2008 Diverse Coalition of Senior, Caregiver, Taxpayer Advocacy Groups Join to Oppose New Legislation
"Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act" Hurts Broad Cross Section of U.S. Consumers, Limits Consumer Choice WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Warning the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (S.2838) hurts U.S. seniors in
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June 19, 2008 Bill to Stop Nursing Homes from Forcing Mandatory Arbitration Gets ...
June 19, 2008 - Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) yesterday chaired a joint hearing on S. 2838, the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008, which is aimed ...
June 19, 2008 Facilities argue for use of arbitration agreements at Senate hearing
The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008 (S. 2838) would not prohibit arbitration itself but clauses requiring it. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI), ...
Blog Coverage
October 01, 2008 DOJ Disgraces Itself in Support of Nursing Homes
On July 30, 2008, Keith Nelson, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the United States, wrote a letter to the US Senate Judiciary Committee in which he attacked S. 2838, a bill that would ban the use of pre-dispute mandatory ...
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September 24, 2008 S. 2838, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
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September 17, 2008 DOJ Disgraces Itself in Support of Nursing Homes
On July 30, 2008, Keith Nelson, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the United States, wrote a letter to the US Senate Judiciary Committee in which he attacked S. 2838, a bill that would ban the use of pre-dispute mandatory ...










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My mother recently died due to medical malpractice and neglect while she was a resident in a nursing home. I had to sign an arbitration agreement prior to her admission, which prevents me from filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the facility. Arbitration agreements are an abomination. Elderly people should not have to waiver their constitutionally guaranteed right to a fair jury trial in order to receive services. Litigation would serve as a deterrent to abuse and neglect.
Mitzi Austin
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