{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-seth-schermerhorn-relator","displayName":"STATE OF MISSOURI EX REL. SETH SCHERMERHORN, Relator","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36747:2020-11-12","opinionId":"3134af69-29f9-5f32-a35c-960c97d07b38","slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-seth-schermerhorn-relator-v-the-honorable-michae-d36747","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI EX REL. SETH SCHERMERHORN, Relator\nv.\nTHE HONORABLE MICHAEL CORDONNIER, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD36747","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-11-12","year":2020,"display_summary":"Seth Schermerhorn filed a personal injury lawsuit, which the circuit court stayed after compelling arbitration and delegating the issue of arbitrability to an arbitrator. Schermerhorn sought a writ of mandamus, arguing the circuit court erred in compelling arbitration. The appellate court quashed its preliminary writ, holding that the incorporation of AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules in the parties' agreement provided clear and unmistakable evidence of intent to delegate arbitrability. The court further ruled that general challenges to the arbitration agreement's validity were insufficient to prevent enforcement of the specific delegation provision.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","contracts","personal-injury"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=169136","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-ex-rel-seth-schermerhorn-relator-v-the-honorable-michae-d36747","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: personal-injury"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}