Federal Case

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that “[c]omplete preemption ... does not depend on the type of relief requested in a complaint”
• opining that because the alleged defamation “arose out of [Plaintiff’s] employment and its termination,” Plaintiff’s claim was arbitrable (emphasis added)
• discussing ERISA benefits, and noting that “[cjomplete preemption would be an empty doctrine if a plaintiff could plead his way into state court by seeking only money damages”
• affirming an order compelling arbitration where the contract called “for arbitration of any dispute, claim or controversy between Wood and Prudential to be arbitrated” (quotation marks omitted)
• rejecting claim that delay in filing motion to compel, without more, resulted in prejudice
• finding defendant did not waive his right to arbitration after a one and half month delay because the defendant did not engage in significant litigation action causing prejudice

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).