10th Circuit Upholds Denial Of Barbecue Franchisor’s Motion To Compel Arbitration

Mealey's (September 11, 2019, 11:01 AM EDT) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 6 upheld the denial of a motion filed by Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants Inc. to compel arbitration of a franchisee’s breach of contract dispute because the parties never executed a franchise operating agreement that governed the operation of a restaurant (Campbell Investments LLC, et al. v. Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants Inc., No. 18-4055, 10th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 26980)....