Legal Opinion
Hooters of America, Inc. v. Phillips
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1999No. 98-1459PublishedCited by 187 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Judge GOODWIN joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
Annette R. Phillips alleges that she was sexually harassed while working at a Hooters restaurant. After quitting her job, Phillips threatened to sue Hooters in court. Alleging that Phillips agreed to arbitrate employment-related disputes, Hooters preemptively filed suit to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 4. Because Hooters set up a dispute resolution process utterly lacking in the rudiments of…
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