Where a genealogy service, which was sued by plaintiffs who claimed that their private health information was released without permission, sought to compel arbitration, the parties delegated threshold questions of arbitrability to the arbitrator, and the trial court erred in ...

Tagged with: Arbitration Consideration Delegation Provision Motion To Compel

Where an employer, who was the defendant in an employment-discrimination case, challenged the denial of a motion to compel arbitration, the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision in Soars v. Easter Seals Midwest applied, so the judgment is reversed and remanded because ...

Tagged with: Arbitration Law Consideration Delegation Provision Employment Law Validity Of Agreement

Defendants appealed the denial of their motion to compel arbitration. Defendants sought to arbitrate plaintiff’s disability-discrimination claim pursuant to an employment agreement. The trial court ruled the arbitration provision in the agreement unenforceable because plaintiff’s at-will employment was not valid ...

Tagged with: Arbitration Agreement Consideration disability discrimination Employer - Employee

Dickson v. Gospel for ASIA, Inc. (MLW No. 72069/Case No. 17-1191 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Arnold, J.)

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Kansas City Live Block 125 Retail, LLC v. Bhakta (MLW No. 68544/Case No. WD78184 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Howard, J.)

Tagged with: Commercial Lease Consideration contracts

Bowers v. Asbury St. Louis Lex, LLC (MLW No. 68024/Case No. ED102229 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Cohen, J.)

Tagged with: Arbitration Consideration employment discrimination

Jimenez v. Cintas Corporation (MLW No. 67345/Case No. ED101015 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Van Amburg, J.)

Tagged with: Arbitration Consideration Employer - Employee

Baker v. Bristol Care, Inc. (MLW No. 66833/Case No. SC93451 – 11 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Teitelman, J.; Russell, C.J., Stith and Draper, JJ., concur; Wilson, J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Breckenridge and Fischer, JJ., concur in opinion of Wilson, J.)

Tagged with: Arbitration Consideration Motion To Compel Validity Of Agreement

Jumbosack Corporation v. Buyck (MLW No. 65033/Case No. ED98134 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Cohen, J.)

Tagged with: Consideration Employer - Employee Non-Compete Agreement

Clemmons v. Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc. (MLW No. 64713/Case No. WD75329 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, J.)

Tagged with: Arbitration Consideration Employment Case Enforceability

Sniezek v. Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc. (MLW No. 64714/Case No. WD75206 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, J.)

Tagged with: Arbitration Consideration Employment Case Enforceability