Judge Finds Arbitrability Of Salon Franchise Dispute Must Be Arbitrated

Mealey's (September 20, 2017, 1:08 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — After finding that a group of franchisees in a salon agreed that the issue of arbitrability must be decided by an arbitrator, a Washington federal judge on Sept. 13 granted the franchiser’s motion to stay the case pending arbitration (Anna A. Davis, et al. v. SEVA Beauty LLC, et al., No. 17-547, W.D. Wash., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148434)....