... Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and United Healthcare Services separately 10 appeal
the circuit court's order to deny their motions to compel arbitration of the antitrust claims pending
in a single case in circuit court and numbered 0516-CV04219. ...
... Does an arbitration agreement signed by or on behalf of a nursing home resident bind the plaintiffs
in a wrongful death action against the nursing home for the resident's death? ... 10. Does the
arbitration agreement signed by the decedent bind the parties in a wrongful death suit? ...
... See Murphy v. Carron, 536 SW2d 30, 32 (Mo. banc 1976). V. Arbitration Cannot Be
Compelled in the Absence of a Contract. ... The Underlying At-Will Employment
Relationship Cannot Support the Purported Arbitration "Contract". ...