Mealey's (December 13, 2016, 5:48 PM EST) -- ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on Dec. 7 granted a plaintiff franchisor’s motion to stay litigation and compel arbitration in a franchise agreement dispute, noting that federal policy favors arbitration and that the parties appear to have agreed that any dispute related to the agreement must be submitted to binding arbitration (Pirtek USA LLC v. Michael J. Twillman, et al., No. 6:16-cv-01302, M.D. Fla.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168864)....