· 4/21/1999
Kiefer Specialty Flooring, Inc. v. Tarkett, Inc.
Citations
- 174 F.3d 907
- 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 7781
- 1999 WL 232041
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that a tortious interference claim sufficiently arose from or related to a distribution contract to fall under its arbitration agreement
- describing an arbitration clause with the language “arising out of or relating to” as “extremely broad and capable of an expansive reach,” creating a “presumption of arbitrability”
- viewing such language as “broad and capable of an expansive reach”
- viewing such language as “broad and capable of an expansive reach”
- viewing such language as “broad and capable of an expansive reach”
- contracts related because the alleged tortfeasor had insisted that the employee in question work on the joint venture as a prerequisite to entry into the joint venture agreement
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Judges: Kanne, Wood, Evans
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