El Jen Med. Hosp. v. Tyler

Summary

The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the denial of arbitration for the statutory heirs' wrongful-death claims. It held that Nevada law creates claims separate from the decedent's estate claim, so heirs who did not agree to arbitrate cannot be bound by the decedent's arbitration agreement merely because their claims depend on proving the decedent's underlying injury. The court also held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to stay the heirs' litigation while the estate's separate claim proceeded to arbitration.