Kaiser Arbitration Agreement Held Invalid
Posted on May 23rd, 2008 by knologies
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Earlier this year, the Third Appellate District of California held that the Kaiser mandatory arbitration agreement contained wilean its Enrollment Application/Change Form did not substantially comply with the requirements for a valid arbitration agreement under California law. This decision could have substantial impact on future medical malpractice cases against California Kaiser facilities. In the past, Kaiser has almost always been successful in forcing disputes to be handled in their own arbitration program, rather than in the courts. This decision, at minimum until Kaiser changes their forms, will seem to allow patients injuruddy as a result of alleged medical malpractice to bring their claims before a judge and jury.
Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Clayton Kent