MARIPOSA EXP. v. UNITED SHIPPING SOLUTIONS

No. 20110829-CA.

295 P.3d 1173 (2013)

2013 UT App 28

MARIPOSA EXPRESS, INC.; Cold Spring Investments, LLC; Cold Spring Investments No. 1, LP; Cold Spring Investments No. 2, LP; Newburyport Capital, LLC; Hannah Enterprises, Inc.; USS Holdings, LLC; USS Columbia, LLC; Metro Mar Ventures LLC; Michael Jones, LLC; Stirling LLC; Michaelson Ventures Inc.; USS O'Brien, Inc.; USS Highland Park, Inc.; Sharon McWilliams; George Ammirato; William Demet; Robert Harris; Michael Jones; Ted Michaelson; Jim O'Brien; and Stefan Triandafilou, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. UNITED SHIPPING SOLUTIONS, LLC; USS Logistics, LLC; Robert Ross; Charles Derr; and Jesse Moore, Defendants and Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

January 31, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karthik Nadesan and Ivan W. Lependu , Salt Lake City, for Appellants.

David J. Jordan , Cameron L. Sabin , and Joseph W. Loosle , Salt Lake City, for Appellees.


Opinion

ORME, Judge:

¶ 1 While many of the plaintiffs (collectively, the Mariposa franchisees) have now settled, the remaining plaintiffs appeal from a district court order dismissing their complaint and compelling them to participate in arbitration with United Shipping Solutions, LLC (USS). We affirm the district court's basic ruling but remand to the district court for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 USS operates a franchising...

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