· 8/30/2010
Next Step Medical Co. v. Johnson & Johnson International
Citations
- 619 F.3d 67
- 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 18115
- 2010 WL 3386569
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the decision to arbitrate the entire - 19 - case typically supersedes the need to decide on injunctive relief
- holding that an arbitration clause covering disputes \arising out of or relating in any way to\ the \business relationship\ between the parties encompassed a tort claim relating to the \breakdown\ of that relationship
- analyzing a provision that stated “[a]ny dispute that has not been resolved in mediation, shall then be settled by arbitration”
- discussing “broadly worded arbitration clause” whose subject matter covered “any dispute, controversy, or claim . . . arising out of or relating in any way to the business relationship” between certain parties
- arbitration clause was part of a business contract which, by its terms, specifically applied to all parties in the litigation
- “Generally speaking, ‘a party cannot be required to submit to arbitration any dispute which he has not agreed so to submit.’” (quoting AT&T Techs., Inc. v. Commc’ns Workers of Am., 475 U.S. 643, 648 (1986))
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Judges: Boudin, Dyk, Thompson
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