Cooper v. MRM Investment Co.
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
199 F. Supp. 2d 771 (2002)
Relevant factsFree
Cooper (plaintiff) signed a standardized arbitration agreement drafted by KFC's (defendant) attorneys, offered on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, requiring her to arbitrate all employment claims and pay a share of arbitration costs, without the jury-trial waiver being made clear to her; when she later sued MRM and KFC (defendants) under Title VII, they moved to dismiss and compel arbitration.
IssueFree
Whether an agreement to arbitrate may be invalidated on the basis of unconscionability.