United States Fifth Circuit

An arbitration agreement that falls under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards "relates to" the plaintiff's suit in the plain meaning of that phrase whenever the clause could conceivably have an effect on the outcome of the case, thus giving rise to removal jurisdiction under 9 U.S.C. section 205.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/19/2002
• Published 03/19/2002

Judges

• EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before BALDOCK, SMITH and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard Anthony Battaglia (argued), Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• L. Chapman Smith (argued), Baker Botts, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.