United States Eleventh Circuit

In a suit alleging that HMO's violated the RICO Act, the district court properly refused to compel arbitration where the federal policy favoring arbitration does not mandate arbitration when the parties did not agree to it.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/05/2004
• Published 11/05/2004

Judges

• BIRCH, Circuit Judge:, Before ANDERSON and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and LAND , District Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert D.W. Landon, III, Kenny Nachwalter, Edward Soto, Christopher R.J. Pace, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, Jeffrey B. Crockett, Jorden Burt, LLP, Miami, FL, Brian P. Brooks, O'Melveny & Myers, Audrey Anderson, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., John D. Aldock, Mark S. Raffman, Goodwin Procter, LLP, Washington, DC, Edward M. Crane, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, IL, Gregory S. Coleman, Lisa Royce Eskow, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Austin, TX, James Quinn, Nicholas J. Pappas, Jeffrey S. Klein, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, Stan Blumenfeld, O'Melveny & Myers, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, William E. Grauer, Cooley Godward LLP, San Diego, CA, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Othni J. Lathram, Joe R. Whatley, Jr., Charlene P. Ford, Whatley Drake, L.L.C., Birmingham, AL, James B. Tilghman, Jr., Stewart, Tilghman, Fox & Bianchi, P.A., Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.