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Lewis v. Gilmore (MLW No. 63758/Case No. SC91834 – 10 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Teitelman, J.; Fischer, Stith and Draper, JJ., concur; Russell, J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Breckenridge and Price, JJ., concur in opinion of Russell, J.)
Insurance: CGL Policy – Wrongful Death Action – Jurisdiction
Slater v. Republic-Vanguard Insurance Company (MWL No. 62654/Case No. 10-2754 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)
Arbitration
 Where a daughter signed an arbitration agreement on behalf of her mother who was moving into a nursing home, the arbitration agreement did not prevent the woman’s son or daughter, who signed the agreement pursuant to a power of attorney, from bringing a wrongful death action against the nursing home after the woman’s death […]
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