Skip to main content
· 3/1/2010

Powershare, Inc. v. Syntel, Inc.

Citations

  • 597 F.3d 10
  • 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 4182
  • 2010 WL 682513

How courts have described this case

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

  • \the Court in Chapman [v. California
  • \the Court in Chapman [v. California
  • concluding a motion “to stay litigation pending the resolution of parallel arbitration proceedings”
  • explaining that \one of the cardinal rules of contract interpretation\ is \that a document should be read to . . . render - 23 - [all its provisions] consistent with each other\ (quoting Mastrobuono v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc., 514 U.S. 52, 63 (1995))
  • collecting cases and holding motions to stay litigation and compel arbitration are non-dispositive motions, properly ruled on by a magistrate judge, and subject to a “clearly erroneous or contrary to law” standard of review
  • “interpreting a contractual term [is] a question of law for the courts”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Lynch, Selya, Souter

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.