Bickel v. Subway Development of Chicagoland, Inc.

This case originated in 1994 when Sandra Bickel, now deceased, and her husband, Raymond Bickel, now individually and as the special administrator of the estate of Sandra Bickel, filed a lawsuit in the circuit court of Madison County against, inter alia, Doctor’s Associates, Inc. (Doctor’s), and Subway Development of Chicagoland, Inc. (Subway Development). The lawsuit claimed fraud, breach of contract, and willful and wanton breach of contract and sought a declaratory judgment that the arbitration clauses in their two franchise agreements were void and unenforceable. Here, Subway Development…