· 4/16/1997
Reliance National Insurance v. Seismic Risk Insurance Services, Inc.
Citations
- 962 F. Supp. 385
- 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5290
- 1997 WL 194488
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding grant of order to compel arbitration satisfies likelihood of success on the merits
- where agreement “[o]n its face” incorporated second agreement containing arbitration clause, disputes under first agreement were covered by such clause
- clause, “any dispute arising out of this Agreement,” is “ ‘elastic enough to encompass’ ” dispute arising from related agreement that “[wa]s contingent upon” that agreement
- “Contracts to arbitrate are not to be avoided by = □ □ ailowing one party to ignore the contract and resort to the courts. Such a course could lead to prolonged litigation, one of the very risks the parties, by contracting for arbitration, sought to eliminate.”
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Judges: Sweet
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