NORTHPORT HEALTH SERVICES, ARKANSAS v. RUTHERFORD

Nos. 09-2433, 09-2435.

605 F.3d 483 (2010)

NORTHPORT HEALTH SERVICES OF ARKANSAS, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Wayne RUTHERFORD, Defendant-Appellee. Northport Health Services of Arkansas, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Tresa Robinson, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 14, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reed Robertson Bates, Rik Stanford Tozzi, Stephen W. Still, Jr., Birmingham, AL, Kirkman T. Dougherty, Stephanie I. Randall, Fort Smith, AR, Brian Brooks, Arthur W.S. Duff, Washington, DC, on the brief, for appellant.

Deborah Truby Riordan, Susan Estes, Little Rock, AR, on the brief, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Chief Judge.

These are separate actions to compel arbitration of state law tort claims asserted by Wayne Rutherford and Tresa Robinson, representatives of the estates of Isaac Rutherford and Donna Faye Snow. The claims arise out of incidents that occurred after Isaac Rutherford and Snow were admitted to nursing home facilities in Fayetteville and Springdale, Arkansas, operated by Northport Health Services of Arkansas, LLC, and two of its affiliates (collectively...

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