· 6/13/1997
Diane O'Neil v. Hilton Head Hospital
Citations
- 115 F.3d 272
- 3 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 1697
- 12 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1579
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 13904
- 1997 WL 318069
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a mutual agreement to arbitrate establishes consideration on both sides
- explaining that “[i]f Congress had wished to exempt all employees from the coverage of the FAA it could have said so”
- noting that as long as both an employer and employee agree to arbitrate, sufficient consideration exists to form an arbitration agreement
- noting that as long as both an employer and employee agree to arbitrate, sufficient consideration exists to form an arbitration agreement
- “Nothing in the [FMLA] suggests that Congress wished to exempt disputes arising under it from the coverage of the FAA.”
- ignoring conflicting precedent in Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1067-68 (4th Cir.1993)
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Judges: Wilkinson, Russell, Michael
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