Legal Opinion

Lacie Cyless Smith v. Express Check Advance of Mississippi, LLC

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 2, 2014No. 2013-CA-00369-SCTPublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*604DICKINSON, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. When Express Check Advance of Mississippi, LLC, employed Lacie Smith, she agreed to submit “any employment-related dispute” to arbitration. Later, in response to her termination, Smith commenced legal proceedings against Express Check in circuit court. The trial judge compelled arbitration and Smith appealed. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. When Express Check hired Smith for a clerical position, she signed a two-page document entitled “Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreement.” Section six of that document stated:

6. ENFORCEMENT.

6.…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Green Tree Financial Corp.-Alabama v. RandolphSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Southland Corp. v. KeatingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Doctor's Associates, Inc. v. CasarottoSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. Ora Lee Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, William Thorne v. Walker-Thomas Furniture CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  2. Greg Massey v. Oasis Health & Rehab of Yazoo City, LLCCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  3. Louisiana Extended Care Centers, LLC v. Carolyn BindonCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  4. Tanya Dale Wright Sanderson v. Hobson L. Sanderson, Jr.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2018
  5. Alma J. Young v. Freese & Goss PLLC, Richard A. Freese, Tim Goss, Sheila M. Bossier, Bossier and Associates PLLC, and Sweet and Freese PLLCCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022

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