Mealey's (February 14, 2018, 3:42 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — In a two-page opinion, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 12 upheld a district court’s ruling that arbitration must proceed as a matter of law in a lawsuit where a franchisee alleges that a franchisor’s misrepresentations along with changes to the business model and focus are grounds for termination of the franchise agreement (Charging Bison, LLC v. Interstate Battery Franchising & Development, Inc., No. 17-10509, 5th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3272)....