United States Fourth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint involving an alleged breach of a settlement agreement is affirmed since judicial intervention on the issue of how many arbitrators should preside over an arbitration is inappropriate under the circumstances.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/01/2005
• Decided 01/03/2006
• Published 01/03/2006

Judges

• Before WIDENER, WILKINSON, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Deborah L. Thaxter, Nixon Peabody, L.L.P., Boston, Massachusetts, for Appellants.  Frederick J. Sperling, Shiff Hardin, L.L.P., Chicago, Illinois, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Louis E. Dolan, Jr., Nixon Peabody, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Sondra A. Hemeryck, David C. Scott, Schiff Hardin, L.L.P., Chicago, Illinois;  Rachel T. McGuckian, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., Rockville, Maryland, for Appellee.