11th Circ. Sides With Waffle House In Arbitration Fight
Troutman Sanders is mentioned in a Law360 story about a Waffle House arbitration case. In October 2015, William Jones sued Waffle House, alleging it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by not giving him a copy of a background check when he applied at a Florida location or letting him dispute it. Later, Jones was hired at another Waffle House location and signed an agreement sending employment-related claims “past, present or future” to arbitration. The Middle District of Florida originally denied Waffle House’s attempt to send the suit to arbitration, but the Eleventh Circuit now has overturned that decision. Troutman Sanders’ John Lynch and David Gettings represented Waffle House.