Brosnan v. Dry Cleaning Station
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44678 (2008)
- Written by Tammy Boggs, JD
Facts
Timothy and Carla Brosnan (plaintiffs) had a franchise agreement with Dry Cleaning Station, Inc., and John Campbell (collectively, Dry Cleaning Station) (defendants) to operate a franchise. The franchise agreement required mediation of disputes involving the agreement or the parties’ relationship, prior to initiating any legal action. Any mediation was required to be at least four hours in length. Without attempting to engage in mediation, the Brosnans filed a suit against Dry Cleaning Station for breach of contract and fraud relating to the franchise arrangement. Dry Cleaning Station moved to dismiss the action based on the Brosnans’ failure to mediate. In response, the Brosnans argued for a stay of the case rather than dismissal.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Laporte, J.)
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