United States Third Circuit

District court erred in granting defendant's motion to compel arbitration. Plaintiffs are not bound by the arbitration clause in the 1996 agreement that funds certain research projects; they did not sign the agreement, did not benefit directly from it, and were not involved in the funding until 1999.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/27/2004
• Decided 03/01/2004
• Published 03/01/2004

Judges

• Before NYGAARD and FUENTES, Circuit Judges, and O'NEILL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James A. Vollins, (Argued), Cleveland, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• George E. Yokitis, (Argued), DeForest, Koscelnik & Yokitis, Pittsburgh, for Appellee.