Supreme Court of Florida

Juan Mendez, Jr. v. Hampton Court Nursing Center, LLC, Respondent — Polston, J., Dissenting

September 22, 201641 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 394

Summary

Justice Polston dissents, arguing that established Florida contract law binds third‑party beneficiaries to arbitration clauses and that the majority’s newly created “manifest injustice” standard improperly departs from that law. He would affirm the lower court’s order compelling arbitration between Hampton Court Nursing Center and Juan Mendez, Jr.