Sawgrass Ford, Inc. v. Vargas

Sawgrass Ford, Inc. (“Sawgrass”) appeals a non-final order granting a motion to compel arbitration. The trial court ordered arbitration to maintain procedural fairness to both sides. Because the doctrine of equitable estoppel supports the court’s ruling, we affirm.

In March 2014, Bryan Vargas filed a complaint against Sawgrass and individual employee defendants seeking to litigate a class action based upon violations of the Florida Minimum Wage Act, section 448.110, Florida Statutes (2014), and alleging an individual claim of retaliation.

In December 2014, Vargas’s counsel, on behalf of another…