SOVEREIGN HEALTHCARE OF TAMPA, LLC; SOVEREIGN HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, LLC; SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, LLC; JOHN J. NOTERMANN; R. MARK CRONQUIST; TRACY NICOLE CRYREE; BRUCE S. BONSEL; KIRK ALAN COPLEY; and SANDRA ANN CAVANAUGH-SUTKUS (as to Bayshore Point Nursing & Rehab Center), Appellants, v. THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM S. YARAWSKY, by and through Theresa Yarawsky, personal representative, Appellee., 150 So. 3d 873

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HOLDINGS: [1]-In the estate's action against a nursing home alleging negligence and violations of the resident's rights, the trial court did not err by rescinding an order granting arbitration; [2]-The resident was not a third-party beneficiary of the agreement containing the arbitration provision, because no person with authority signed the agreement on his behalf; [3]-His estate was not bound by the arbitration provisions within the agreement.