· 11/17/1997
Morrison v. Colorado Permanente Medical Group, P.C.
Citations
- 983 F. Supp. 937
- 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18561
- 1997 WL 726268
How courts have described this case
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- stating that by “enacting § 2,... Congress precluded States from singling out arbitration provisions for suspect status requiring instead that such provisions be placed upon the same footing as other contracts.”
- noting that in determining whether an arbitration provision warrants dismissal under Rule 12(b)(1) for the lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction, the court also may consider affidavits, documents, and other exhibits
- finding a patient-physician “medical services agreement” evidenced a “transaction involving commerce”
- “In response to a Rule 12(b)(1) motion, the district court has wide discretion to consider affidavits, documents, and even hold a limited evidentiary hearing.”
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Judges: Babcock
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