Towles v. United Healthcare Corp.

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• finding that an employee must have actual knowledge of a contract to arbitrate before they can accept
• finding that an employee must have actual knowledge of a contract to arbitrate before they can accept
• finding Towles' defamation claim arbitrable because the agreement's plain language covered all tort and contract theories
• finding an arbitration agreement was formed when the employer made \a specific communication of an offer which conditioned Towles's continued employment on his acceptance of the Employment Arbitration Policy as part of his employment contract\
• finding an arbitration agreement was formed when the employer made \a specific communication of an offer which conditioned Towles's continued employment on his acceptance of the Employment Arbitration Policy as part of his employment contract\
• finding employee's signature on the acknowledgement form of an arbitration agreement gave rise to only one inference: that the employee understood the terms of the agreement; therefore, the the Trial Provisions from the FAA and the South Carolina Arbitration Act were not triggered

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