Hendrick v. Brown & Root, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PAYNE, District Judge.

Edward M. Hendrick filed this action against his former employer, Brown & Root, Inc., seeking damages for the company’s unlawful use of Hendrick’s name. Brown & Root has moved to dismiss the action or to stay it and compel arbitration of the claims which it presents. Although the title of the motion includes dismissal as a requested remedy, the motion addresses substantively only whether, pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) and Brown & Root’s Dispute Resolution Plan (“DRP”), the action must be stayed pending arbitration of the dispute which…