Eric Niederer (Partner-Stamford, CT) and Casey Miller (Associate, Stamford, CT) succeeded on a motion to compel arbitration in Stamford Superior Court, Stamford, Connecticut, for Wilson Elser’s multinational technology company client. The plaintiff alleged he was injured in a two-vehicle collision involving a codefendant driver and claimed that our client was vicariously liable for the driver’s alleged negligence. The plaintiff maintained that the driver was our client's employee because he was using the client's app and transporting a passenger obtained through the company’s platform at the time of the accident.

Once litigation began, Eric and Casey filed a motion to stay proceedings and compel arbitration pursuant to our client's Terms of Service. After oral argument, the court requested the plaintiff’s deposition transcript before issuing a ruling. The court granted the motion to stay proceedings and compel arbitration, relying on the plaintiff’s deposition testimony in ruling in favor of our client.