United States Third Circuit

When the district court voided an arbitration agreement's attorney's fees and arbitration costs provision for offending federal statutes and ruling case law, it did not vitiate the entire agreement, thus discrimination claims are ordered to arbitration.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/14/2003
• Decided 03/31/2003
• Published 03/31/2003

Judges

• Before: ROTH, FUENTES and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Samuel J. Cordes (Argued), Ogg, Cordes, Murphy & Ignelzi, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant., Nicholas M. Inzeo, Acting Deputy General Counsel, Philip B. Sklover, Associate General Counsel, Lorraine C. Davis, Assistant General Counsel, Susan R. Oxford, Attorney (Argued), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC, Amicus Curiae in support of the Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard J. Antonelli, Robert W. Pritchard (Argued), Littler Mendelson, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellees.