Chesterfield Exchange, LLC v. Sportsman's Warehouse, Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO STRIKE JURY DEMAND

DAVID M. LAWSON, District Judge.

The question presented by the plaintiffs motion to strike a jury demand filed by the defendant, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Inc., is whether a lease provision waiving a jury trial is vitiated by Sportsman’s allegations that it was fraudulently induced to enter the lease, despite the absence of any allegations that the jury trial waiver provision itself was induced by fraudulent representations. The parties argued their positions in their briefs and at oral argument held on December 13, 2007. Although…