State ex rel. Jesse Newberry, Relator v. the Honorable Steve Jackson, Respondent. State ex rel. Becky Lowrance…

Summary

The Missouri Supreme Court held that the arbitration agreements contained valid delegation clauses and, because the employees did not specifically challenge those clauses, the circuit court correctly compelled arbitration and stayed the discrimination claims. Accordingly, the Court quashed the preliminary writs of prohibition. The decision rests on the principle that a party must expressly contest a delegation provision for it to be invalidated.