Chatarpaul Law Successfully Defeated Corbion Arbitration Agreement

In Marcello et al v. Corbion d/b/a Caravan Ingredients, the plaintiffs filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Corbion d/b/a Caravan Ingredients which is located in Totowa, New Jersey.

The plaintiffs allege that the head of Human Resources discriminated against them on the basis of their race and Hispanic ethnicity as well as other protected factors.

Corbion filed a motion to compel arbitration arguing that the arbitration clause in the Collective Arbitration Agreement (CBA) entered into by the union and Corbion required plaintiffs to arbitrate their claims, instead of filing a lawsuit.

We disagreed and filed an opposition to Corbion’s motion to compel arbitration arguing that Corbion’s arbitration agreement failed to contain clear and unmistakable language waiving the plaintiffs’ constitutional and statutory right to file their lawsuit in court.

The court sided with our argument and denied Corbion’s motion to compel arbitration.