United States Eleventh Circuit

Surety, who takes over for general contractor in a takeover agreement and retains option to assign its rights in contracts to others, assumes the obligation to arbitrate from those contracts.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/22/2001
• Published 05/22/2001

Judges

• FAY, Circuit Judge:, Before EDMONDSON, FAY and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Esperanza Briscoe, Miami, FL, John H. Gregory, Welbaum, Guernsey, Hingston, Greenleaf & Gregory, Coral Gables, FL, for Employers Ins. of Wausau., Peter M. Crofton, Kent P. Smith, Smith & Fleming, Atlanta, GA, for Bright Metal Specialties, Inc. and Rogers Constr. Co.