NAF nursing home case

A Florida state lower court refused to enforce an arbitration clause in a nursing home agreement because the clause provided for arbitration before the National Arbitration Forum (NAF), and the NAF had ceased handling consumer arbitrations.  However, a Florida appellate recently reversed the lower court’s denial of the nursing home’s motion to compel arbitration because section 5 of the Federal Arbitration Act provides for the court appointment of arbitrators.  Sarasota Facility Operations v. Manning, No. 2D12–3913 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. May 8, 2013).  Click here to see the opinion.