United States Eleventh Circuit

In an employment race discrimination claim, plaintiff is not within a class of workers within the transportation industry, and therefore is not exempt from the mandatory arbitration provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/04/2005
• Published 02/04/2005

Judges

• RONEY, Circuit Judge:, Before ANDERSON, CARNES and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sterling L. DeRamus, Thomas F. Talty, Thomas, Talty & Associates, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert Francois Friedman, Littler Mendelson, P.C., Dallas, TX, David Mi Smith, Janell M. Ahnert, Maynard, Cooper & Gale, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant-Appellee.