Williams v. Atria Las Posas

*1050 Atria Las Posas (Atria) appeals from an order denying its petition to compel arbitration. The trial court denied the petition because of an integration clause in an agreement the parties signed. It determined that the clause precluded Atria from relying on a separate agreement containing an arbitration clause. We reverse the order because the integration clause does not preclude proof of the arbitration agreement, and we remand to the trial court with directions to consider other objections raised by respondents to the arbitration agreement.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

John Williams, M.D., suffered major injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, in a bicycle accident. Vicktoriya Marina-Williams is his wife.

Atria is an entity which owns and operates a residential care facility for elder or dependent adults. After his bicycle accident, Williams was admitted to Atria's facility. At that time, Marina-Williams explained to Atria's representatives that her husband had previously been placed in a locked "Memory Unit" due to his cognitive impairments.

Atria personnel asked Williams to sign a "Residency Agreement," and he did so. Marina-Williams did not sign the…