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· 3/14/2006

Siebert v. Amateur Athletic Union of United States, Inc.

Citations

  • 422 F. Supp. 2d 1033
  • 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39210
  • 2006 WL 659498

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “it is proper to allow the arbitrator to decide in the first instance the validity of” a provision in an arbitration agreement that “limit[ed] discovery”
  • explaining that the “click of the word ‘continue’ bound the [plaintiffs]” to the terms
  • finding it was proper to allow arbitrator to decide in the first instance the validity of provisions in arbitration agreement regarding the limiting of discovery, waiving punitive damages, unilateral modification of agreement and forum selection clause
  • finding a clause requiring arbitration in Florida to be valid and enforceable because “Florida is not a ‘remote alien forum’ chosen to discourage legitimate claims; it is simply a forum with a strong connection to one of the parties”
  • “When deciding whether the parties agreed to arbitrate a particular dispute, state law governs.”

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Judges: Rosenbaum

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