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MOFFETT v. LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA

No. 08SC510.

219 P.3d 1068 (2009)

James MOFFETT and Rozan O'Brien, Petitioners v. LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, a Tennessee corporation d/b/a Briarwood Health Care Center, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

November 16, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of John Robert Holland, P.C., John Robert Holland, Anna C. Holland-Edwards, Erica Tick Grossman, Denver, CO, Attorneys for Petitioners.

Kennedy Childs & Fogg, P.C., Ronald H. Nemirow, Barbara H. Glogiewicz, Miles Buckingham, Denver, CO, Attorneys for Respondents.

Leventhal, Brown & Puga, P.C., Benjamin Sachs, Denver, CO, Attorneys for Amici Curiae AARP and NCCNHR: The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care.

Kutak Rock LLP, Mark L. Sabey, Denver, CO, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Hospital Association.

Miles & Peters, PC, Fred Miles, Nancy P. Tisdall, Denver, CO, Attorneys for Amici Curiae American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living, Colorado Health Care Association and The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care.

The Viorst Law Offices, P.C., Anthony Viorst, Denver, CO, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.

Hall & Evans, L.L.C., Alan Epstein, Beth A. Dickens, Denver, CO, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Defense Lawyers Association.

Justice HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari in Moffett v. Life Care Centers of America, 187 P.3d 1140 (Colo.App.2008), to determine whether a person possessing a power of attorney ("POA") may lawfully sign an arbitration agreement on behalf of an incapacitated patient under the arbitration provision of the Health Care Availability Act ("the HCAA"), section 13-64-403, C.R.S. (2009).

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