The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 19, Problem 7BCP
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Case summary: Company K maintains a rehabilitation center WG. Person L was admitted to the center for knee replacement surgery and person Y signed the admission form on her behalf. The form will be given for compulsory arbitration in case of any dispute. Person L filed a lawsuit against K for negligence.
To find: The chances of compulsory arbitration in the given case.
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