Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
Disruption 8, LLC vs. Vertical Enterprise, LLC
Vertical Enterprise, LLC, appealed the circuit court's denial of its motion to compel arbitration of a loan repayment dispute with Disruption 8, LLC. Vertical argued that Disruption signed a valid arbitration provision in a contemporaneous operating agreement that was broad enough to cover the separate loan contract. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the arbitration clause in the operating agreement was limited to disputes arising out of that agreement and did not extend to the loan agreement, which covered distinct aspects of the parties' transaction.