· 6/18/1991
McGuire, Cornwell & Blakey v. Grider
Citations
- 765 F. Supp. 1048
- 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8427
- 1991 WL 107993
How courts have described this case
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- holding that attorney arbitration clauses “do not prospectively limit lawyer liability to the client. Rather, they merely shift determination of the malpractice claim to a different forum.”
- noting that while challenges to the making or enforcement of a contract containing an arbitration clause “are to be decided by the arbitrator,” courts may determine the validity of the arbitration clause itself
- granting a petition to compel arbitration and ordering the stay of related state court proceedings
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Judges: Babcock
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