Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Orkin, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 4, 2014No. 14-1130PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Irenn Johnson appeals the district court’s order compelling arbitration and dismissing his employment-discrimination suit against Orkin, LLC, his former employer. Because we conclude that arbitration agreements between Johnson and the company preclude the litigation of his claims in federal court, we affirm.
Johnson applied for a job with Orkin in early 2005. The company initially told him that he was not selected for the position but nonetheless hired him about a month later. When applying for the job Johnson signed an “Agreement to Arbitrate.” That agreement requires Johnson “to abide…
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