Carol Ann McBratnie v. Amazon.com, Inc.

Did the US District Court lack jurisdiction to compel arbitration under both the FAA and the Delaware Uniform Arbitration Act (exclusive jurisdiction)? This involves an intra- and inter-Circuit Court split regarding the Rittmann v. Amazon.com, Inc., 971 F.3d 904, 916-19 (9th Cir. 2020) FAA section 1 exemption decision. Two US District Courts deemed Rittmann v. Amazon.com, Inc. was no longer a valid precedent post Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 596 U. S. 450 (2022). Rittmann v. Amazon.com, Inc. now requires reaffirmation as valid precedent by Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock, 608 U.S. (5-28-2026), the Supreme Court decision that occurred after this case was decided in the Sixth Circuit.

Where, when and by whom should challenges to the legality of a contract be addressed, when arbitration is involved, where ‘gateway’ decisions are assigned to the Court, where severing of illegal clauses is contractually anticipated? The sub-question is 'If misclassifying workers to thwart the FLSA, would be an illegal unenforceable contract