Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock · ¶8

In 2022, Brock sued Flowers in federal district court alleging that the company had underpaid him and other distribu- tors in violation of various federal and state laws. In response, Flowers fled a motion asking the court to send the dispute to arbitration. In support of its motion, Flowers observed that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) generally requires courts to stay or dismiss cases when the parties have agreed to resolve their disputes by arbitration rather than litigation. And Flowers argued that rule applied here because Brock had signed a distribution agreement promising to arbitrate any disagreement that might arise between himself and Flowers. Ultimately, the district court denied Flowers's motion and, in an opinion by Judge Phillips, the Tenth Circuit affirmed.

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