Judge Compels Arbitration On Development Agreement, Not Franchise Agreements

Mealey's (March 20, 2019, 1:20 PM EDT) -- SHERMAN, Texas — A Texas federal judge on March 15 compelled a barbecue restaurant franchisor and its franchisees to arbitrate their disputes arising under a development agreement but denied a request to compel arbitration arising under franchise agreements (Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants Inc. v. Campbell Investments LLC, et al., No. 18-00491, E.D. Texas, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42041)....