Cannabis Store’s Arbitration Agreement Upheld by Massachusetts Court

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A medical cannabis dispensary can enforce its arbitration clause that strips a former worker of his ability to sue over discrimination, the Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled Tuesday.

Mayflower Medicinals Inc.’s agreement “definitively” requires former employee James Rosencranz to arbitrate any claims arising from his offer letter or his employment, the unpublished opinion said. “This language is clear and, in our view, unmistakably includes claims of discrimination,” the panel of justices held.

The agreement at issue in the case is distinguishable from Supreme Judicial Court precedent set in Warfield v. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, which requires a contract to …

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