Divided Court Requires Arbitration

By a 2-1 vote, a Washington Court of Appeals determined that an Authorized Representative of Sprint must arbitrate claims even though the representative commenced litigation only after Sprint declined requests to mediate in accordance with the parties’ agreement. In Pagecom, Inc. v. Sprint Solutions, Inc., the majority held that the occurrence of a mediation after the litigation was commenced was sufficient to trigger the obligation to arbitrate.

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