United States Third Circuit

Pennsylvania law requires the District Court to determine the scope of the arbitration clause in the parties' litigation settlement agreement, but material issues of fact require remand to consider whether arbitration clause in settlement agreement reaches disputes stemming from consulting agreement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/30/2000
• Published 11/30/2000

Judges

• Before:  ALITO, ROTH, and AMBRO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph M. Toddy, (Argued), Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan, O'Donnell & Schaer, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward W. Ferruggia, (Argued), Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellees, Mary Ann McKendry, Mary Anne Battaglia, James Doorcheck, Inc., Raymond Battaglia, Jr. and James Battaglia.