Koechli v. BIP Intern., Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that based on unique facts of the case, “the word ‘party’ include[d] appellants, who received rights and were bound to obligations under the [applicable] agreement”
• holding that non-signatories may compel arbitration based on agency principles
• collecting cases holding that intended third-party beneficiaries of an arbitration agreement may compel arbitration by a signatory of the agreement
• reasoning non- signatory was deemed a party for arbitration purposes because the claims against it arose solely in connection with activities as an agents or officer of a signatory.
• “We note that this is not a situation in which the language of the contract expressly restricts arbitration to the signing parties.”
• where non-signatories who received rights and obligations under a contract were permitted to compel signatories to arbitration, despite the express language in the contract that only \parties hereto\ were subject to arbitration

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

24 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

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  Eleventh Circuit· 2017-01-18· cited 36×
• ALTERRA HEALTHCARE v. Estate of Linton Ex Rel. Graham
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-02-28· cited 28×
• Rolls-Royce PLC v. Royal Caribbean Cruises
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-05-02· cited 18×
• Beck Auto Sales, Inc. v. Asbury Jax Ford, LLC, and Lisa Marasco
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-06-20· cited 16×
• Marcus v. Florida Bagels, LLC
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2013-04-24· cited 15×
• Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. v. Pain Clinic of Northwest Florida, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2014-08-13· cited 13×
• Beazer Homes Corp. v. Bailey
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-09-08· cited 11×
• Waterhouse Const. Group v. 5891 Sw 64th St.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-02-07· cited 10×
• Turner Const. Co. v. Advanced Roofing, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2005-05-04· cited 8×
• Roman v. Atlantic Coast Construction & Development, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2010-09-22· cited 8×
• Morales v. Perez
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-03-28· cited 7×
• Gunson v. BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
  S.D. Florida· 2014-09-10· cited 7×
• Heller v. Blue Aerospace, LLC
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2013-04-24· cited 6×
• FLORIDA WOMAN CARE, LLC v. HOA NGUYEN, M.D.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2021-10-13
• Ap Atl., Inc. v. Silver Creek St. Augustine, LLLP
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2019-03-15
• MANUEL COSTA, D.D.S. v. MIAMI LAKES AM, LLC, etc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2023-04-05
• FLORIDA ROADS TRUCKING, LLC, CAPPS LAND MANAGEMENT AND TRUCKING INC., MURUGAN TRUCKING AND EXCAVATING, INC. v. ZION JACKSONVILLE, LLC, GEC TRUCKING AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. F/K/A GEC TRUCKING, INC., JASON'S HAULING, INC., THE WALSH GROUP D/B/A ARCHER WESTERN CONTRACTORS, LLC
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2024-04-12
• Bergeron Environmental and Recycling, LLC v. LGL Recycling, LLC
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2024-10-09
• Pierre's Caribbean Cuisine LLC v. LeaseFlorida LLC
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2025-03-12
• INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES AT CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC., LYRIC HEALTH CARE HOLDINGS I I I, L L C v. THE ESTATE OF CAROL DESANTIS, 703 SOUTH 29TH ST S P E, L L C
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2025-03-19

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.
  Supreme Court· 1960-06-20· cited 5,791×
• At&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications Workers
  Supreme Court· 1986-04-07· cited 4,474×
• Thomson-Csf, S.A. v. American Arbitration Association, Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1995-08-24· cited 847×
• McCarthy v. Azure
  First Circuit· 1994-04-28· cited 270×
• Sunkist Soft Drinks, Inc., Del Monte Corporation, Nabisco Brands, Inc. v. Sunkist Growers, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1993-12-30· cited 252×
• Merrill Lynch Investment Managers v. Optibase, Ltd.
  Second Circuit· 2003-07-18· cited 144×
• James H. Westmoreland v. Roland J. Sadoux, Roland J. Sadoux
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-07-18· cited 87×
• Parkway Dodge, Inc. v. Yarbrough
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2000-09-01· cited 68×
• Hughes Masonry Co. v. Greater Clark County School Building Corp.
  Seventh Circuit· 1981-09-28· cited 67×
• Employers Insurance of Wausau v. Bright Metal Specialties, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2001-05-22· cited 61×
• Vic Potamkin Chevrolet, Inc. v. Bloom
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1980-07-15· cited 49×
• Armas v. Prudential Securities, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-04-02· cited 32×
• MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE v. Melamed
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1984-07-13· cited 26×
• Qubty v. Nagda
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2002-05-24· cited 20×
• Nautica International, Inc. v. Intermarine USA, L.P.
  S.D. Florida· 1998-03-17· cited 20×
• RIVERFRONT PROP. LTD. v. Max Factor III
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1984-12-12· cited 16×
• Ocwen Financial Corp. v. Holman
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-10-18· cited 12×
• Tenet Healthcare Corp. v. Maharaj
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-05-23· cited 12×
• Henderson v. Idowu
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2002-10-16· cited 10×
• Jensen v. Rice
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2002-03-13· cited 9×