United States Second Circuit

Nothing in the Federal Arbitration Act or Connecticut law supports defendant's argument that it is entitled to a hearing on the existence of an agreement to arbitrate before an arbitrator is appointed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/02/2003
• Published 01/02/2003

Judges

• POOLER, Circuit Judge., Before CALABRESI, POOLER, and SACK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward J. Heath,Robinson & Cole, LLP, Hartford, CT (Jeffrey C. Kestenband, Robinson & Cole, LLP, Scott F. Roybal and Daniel W. ParkSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, on the brief) for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David M. Cohen, Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP, Stamford, CT (John A. Farnsworth, on the brief) for Appellee.