Ex Parte McNaughton

Cindy L. McNaughton, the plaintiff in an action pending in the Jefferson Circuit Court, petitions for a writ of mandamus directing the circuit court to vacate its order compelling the arbitration of her claims against the defendant United Healthcare services, Inc. ("United"). McNaughton maintains that arbitration is inappropriate because the arbitration clause contained in her employee handbook and relied on by the trial court is not part of a legally binding contract. In the alternative, McNaughton argues that the arbitration clause is void under the doctrine of unconscionability/mutuality…