United States Fifth Circuit
Garrett v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 04-11360
Claims brought under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), which protects the employment rights of members of the armed forces, are subject to arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/11/2006
- Published 05/12/2006
Judges
- EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and KING and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Robert E. Goodman, Jr. (argued), Dallas, TX, for Garrett., Christopher Herbert Hahn, Vinson & Elkins, Austin, TX, for Texas Employment Law Council, Amicus Curiae., John S. Odom, Jr., Jones, Odom, Davis & Politz, Shreveport, LA, for Reserve Officers Ass'n, Amicus Curiae.
- For Appellees:
- John Gray Harrison (argued), Lela Rosalee Loriane Pickell, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.