New Jersey Panel Again Affirms Ruling Invalidating Franchise’s Arbitration Clause

Mealey's (June 17, 2019, 2:16 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — On remand from the New Jersey Supreme Court, a state appeals panel on June 13 again affirmed an earlier decision that invalidated an arbitration clause in an agreement to participate at a trampoline park franchise, rejecting franchisor defendants’ argument that reconsideration of its prior decision is warranted because the arbitration clause is enforceable under two New Jersey rulings (Alexander Defina v. Go Ahead and Jump 1, LLC, et al., No. A-1861-17T2, N.J. Super, App., Div.)....