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Staff Report//January 21, 2026//
Defendant moved to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s claims of racial discrimination, retaliation and tortious interference. Plaintiff contested the validity of the parties’ alleged arbitration agreement. However, defendant argued that the delegation clause in the arbitration agreement required the arbitrator to determine the enforceability of the agreement to plaintiff’s claims.
Where plaintiff’s employment agreement included a set term of employment and a for-cause termination clause, there was no indication of at-will employment, and the parties’ mutual promises to arbitrate constituted sufficient consideration for the arbitration agreement.
Defendant’s motion to compel arbitration granted.
Robinson v. Kansas City Chiefs Football Club (MLW No. 84237/Case No. 4:25-cv-00443-DGK – 5 pages) (U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Kays, J.)
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