On February 13, 2025, United States District Court Judge David H. Urias ruled in favor of a former delivery driver who filed suit against Papa Texas, LLC, a large franchise operator of Papa John’s Pizza stores. When the driver initially filed his lawsuit, the Defendant argued that he was bound by an arbitration agreement. But, when the driver tried to arbitrate his claims pursuant to that agreement, the Defendant did not hold up their end of the agreement to pay the arbitration fees. As a result, the arbitration was closed, and the driver went back to Court arguing that Defendants defaulted on the right to arbitrate.
Following a hearing, Judge Urias determined that by virtue of Defendant’s default, the case is no longer referrable to arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act. As a result, the Court lifted the stay that had been in place and will allow the parties to proceed with their claims and defenses in court.
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