Panel Rejects Franchisor’s Appeal To Reverse Invalidation Of Arbitration Clause

(June 7, 2018, 1:02 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. —A New Jersey appeals panel on June 5 refused to depart from its 2016 decision invalidating an arbitration clause in an agreement to participate at a trampoline park franchise, finding that the clause does not clearly and unmistakably inform signers that they are agreeing to waive their right to be heard in court or their constitutional right to a trial by jury or explain what arbitration is or how it differs from filing a claim in court (Alexander Defina v. Go Ahead and Jump 1, LLC, et al., No. A-1861-17T2, N.J. Super., App. Div., 2018 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1303)....