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BROWN v. GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORP.

Nos. 35494, 35546, 35635.

729 S.E.2d 217 (2012)

Clayton BROWN, as guardian for and on behalf of Clarence Brown, Petitioner v. GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION; Genesis Healthcare Holding Company II, Inc.; Genesis Health Ventures, Inc. of West Virginia; Genesis Eldercare Corporation; Genesis Eldercare Network Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Management Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Staffing Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Hospitality Services, Inc.; Marmet SNF Operations, LLC; 1 Sutphin Drive Associates, LLC; 1 Sutphin Drive Operations, LLC; Genesis WV Holdings, LLC; Glenmark Associates, Inc.; Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. n/k/a MHCC, Inc.; Canoe Hollow Properties, LLC; Robin Sutphin; and Shawn Eddy, Respondents. Jeffrey Taylor, personal representative of the Estate of Leo Taylor, Petitioner v. MHCC, Inc., f/k/a Marmet Health Care Center; Canoe Hollow Properties, LLC; Genesis Healthcare Corporation d/b/a Marmet Health Care Center; Glenmark Associates, Inc.; Glenmark Limited Liability Company I; Glenmark Properties, Inc.; Genesis Healthcare Corporation; Genesis Health Ventures of West Virginia, Inc.; Genesis Health Ventures of West Virginia, LP; Genesis Eldercare Corporation; Genesis Eldercare Network Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Management Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Staffing Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Physician Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Hospitality Services, Inc.; Horizon Associates, Inc.; Horizon Mobile, Inc.; Horizon Rehabilitation, Inc.; GMA Partnership Holding Company, Inc.; GMA-Madison, Inc.; GMA-Brightwood, Inc.; Helstat, Inc.; Formation Capital, Inc.; FC-GEN Acquisition, Inc.; Gen Acquisition Corporation; and JER Partners, LLC, Respondents Sharon A. Marchio, Executrix of the Estate of Pauline Virginia Willett, Petitioner v. Clarksburg Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation, d/b/a Clarksburg Continuous Care Center; Sheila K. Clark, Executive Director of Clarksburg Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., d/b/a Clarksburg Continuous Care Center; John/Jane Doe # 1; and Jennifer McWhorter, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 13, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. McHugh, Esq. , Michael J. Fuller, Esq. , D. Bryant Chaffin, Esq. , McHugh Fuller Law Group, PLLC, Hattiesburg, MI, Harry G. Deitzler, Esq. , Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee, & Deitzler, PLLC, Charleston, WV, for Petitioner Clayton Brown.

Andrew L. Paternostro, Esq. , Jeff D. Stewart, Esq. , The Bell Law Firm, PLLC, Charleston, WV, Attorneys for Petitioner Jeffrey Taylor.

Frank E. Simmerman, Jr., Esq. , Chad L. Taylor, Esq. , Simmerman Law Office, PLLC, Clarksburg, WV, Attorneys for Petitioner Sharon A. Marchio.

Shawn P. George, Esq. , George & Lorensen PLLC, Charleston, WV, Attorney for Respondents Marmet Health Care Center, Inc., Canoe Hollow Properties, LLC, and Robin Sutphin.

Mark A. Robinson, Esq. , Ryan Brown, Esq. , Justin D. Jack, Esq. , Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC, Charleston, WV, Attorneys for Respondents Clarksburg Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Sheila K. Clark, John/Jane Doe # 1, and Jennifer McWhorter.

Christopher J. Regan, Esq. , Bordas & Bordas, PLLC, Wheeling, WV, Attorney for Amicus Curiae West Virginia Association for Justice.

Ancil G. Ramey, Esq. , Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC, Charleston, WV, Attorney for Amicus Curiae West Virginia Health Care Association.

Elizabeth S. Lawton, Esq. , Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC, Charleston, WV, Marc James Ayers, Esq. , Christopher C. Puri, Esq. , Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Birmingham, AL, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae American Health Care Association.

KETCHUM, Chief Justice:

The instant case is a consolidation of three separate wrongful death lawsuits. The case was previously before this Court, and in June 2011, we issued an opinion: "Brown I."1 Each lawsuit arose from a nursing home's attempt to compel a plaintiff to participate in arbitration, pursuant to a clause in a nursing home admission contract. Our opinion discussed the common law doctrine of unconscionability, and found...

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