Walker v. Air Liquide America Corp.

RULING ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS OR COMPEL ARBITRATION

POLOZOLA, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the defendant’s motion to compel arbitration pursuant to Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) 1 and to dismiss pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1). 2 This motion requires the Court to determine whether the plaintiff, Ulysses Walker, is required by the FAA to submit his claim to binding arbitration. For reasons which follow, the Court denies the defendant’s motion to dismiss or compel arbitration.

FACTS

Ulysses Walker is a former employee of the defendant Air Liquide…