McKenzie Check Advance of Florida, LLC d/b/a National Cash Advance, Steven A. McKenzie, Brenda G. Lawson v. Wendy Betts, Donna Rueter and Tiffany Kelly

The defendants appeal from the circuit court’s non-final order referring to an arbitrator the issue of whether an arbitration provision in the parties’ loan contracts permits the ■ plaintiffs to pursue their class action claims in arbitration. The defendants primarily argue that prior appellate proceedings already have determined that the arbitration provision’s class action waiver is enforceable. We agree with the defendants and reverse.

' We present this opinion in four parts: (1) a summary of the initial court proceedings; (2) a description of the prior appellate proceedings to which we'…