Holding: A hospital cannot demand arbitration after already engaging in substantial litigation and seeking dismissal on the merits; the hospital waived its right to arbitrate by asking the court for a knockout punch on the merits.
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Valerie Kloosterman v. University of Michigan Health-West (25a0239p-06) is a Free Exercise case in 2025. The court held that a hospital cannot demand arbitration after already engaging in substantial litigation and seeking dismissal on the merits; the hospital waived its right to arbitrate by asking the court for a knockout punch on the merits.