Supreme Court of Alabama

Aurora Healthcare, Inc. Aurora Cares, LLC, D/B/A Tara Cares and Birmingham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center East…

October 21, 20112011 Ala. LEXIS 185

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court reversed the Jefferson Circuit Court’s denial of the defendants’ motion to compel arbitration, holding that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate the substantial prejudice required to establish a waiver of the arbitration right. The case was remanded for the lower court to address the validity and scope of the arbitration agreement.