MCAFEE
v.
AIRPROS USA, LLC

M.D. Fla. | 2025-01-03
2025 FFL 116 District Court, M.D. Florida (2025)

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Synopsis

The court granted the parties' joint motion to compel arbitration and stay litigation in a dispute between McAfee and Airpros USA, LLC, finding a valid arbitration agreement between them and applying the federal policy favoring arbitration.


Holding

The court granted the joint motion to compel arbitration. The parties must arbitrate the case pursuant to their arbitration agreement, the litigation is stayed pending the arbitration's final outcome, and the case is administratively closed pending a joint status report within five days after arbitration concludes.


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“There is a "liberal federal policy favoring arbitration agreements."”

Establishes the strong federal preference for enforcing arbitration agreements

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Facts & Procedural History

McAfee and Airpros USA, LLC entered into an arbitration agreement. The parties jointly moved to compel arbitration and stay the case pending arbitrati…

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Opinion of the Court

The parties jointly move to compel arbitration pursuant to their arbitration agreement (Dkt. 30-1) and seek a stay of the case pending the arbitration. (Dkt. 30.) There is a "liberal federal policy favoring arbitration agreements.” Burch v. P.J. Cheese, Inc., 861 F. 3d 1338, 1346 (11th Cir. 2017) (quoting Caley v. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., 428 F. 3d 1359, 1367 (11th Cir. 2005)). Further, “district courts enjoy broad discretion in deciding how best to manage the cases before them.” Chudasama v. Mazda Motor Corp., 123 F. 3d 1353, 1366 (11th Cir. 1997).

Accordingly, the parties' Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration (Dkt. 30) is GRANTED as follows:

1. The parties SHALL arbitrate this case pursuant to their arbitration agreement (Dkt. 30-1).

2. This matter is STAYED pending the final outcome of the arbitration.

3. The parties SHALL file a joint status report no later than five days after the arbitration reaches its final outcome.

4. The Clerk is DIRECTED to administratively close this case.

ORDERED in Orlando, Florida, on January 3, 2025.

JULIE S. SNEED UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Copies furnished to: Counsel of Record


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