Saleemi v. Doctor's Assocs., Inc.
Annotate this CaseDoctor's Associates Inc. (DAI) franchises Subway sandwich shops across the country. Waqas Saleemi and Farooq Sharyar operated three Subway franchises in Washington State. Their franchise agreements provided that any disputes would be arbitrated in Bridgeport, Connecticut, under Connecticut law, except for Connecticut franchise law. After a dispute arose, a Washington State superior court judge found the choice of law and forum selection clause unenforceable and entered an order compelling Washington arbitration. DAI did not seek discretionary review at the time. Saleemi and Sharyar prevailed at arbitration. DAI appealed to the Washington Supreme Court, asking the Court to vacate the trial court's order compelling arbitration that would require this dispute to be arbitrated, again, but in Connecticut. The Supreme Court concluded that DAI failed to show that it has been prejudiced by the trial court's order compelling arbitration. Accordingly, the Court affirmed the order compelling arbitration in Washington.
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