United States Sixth Circuit

Of the five grounds on which the district court refused to enforce the employment contract's arbitration provision, only one is potentially valid: under the American Arbitration Association rules incorporated in the agreement, arbitration could be prohibitively expensive, deterring employees like plaintiff from attempting to vindicate their rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/03/2004
• Published 05/03/2004

Judges

• Before KENNEDY and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges;  ALDRICH, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert J. Gregory (briefed), Office of the General Counsel EEOC, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Equal Employment Opportunity Commission., Ann Elizabeth Reesman (briefed), McGuiness, Norris & Williams, Washington DC, for Amicus Curiae Equal Employment Advisory Council.


• For Appellees:
  
• William B. Ryan (argued and briefed), Donati Law Firm, Memphis, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., David W. Anderson (argued and briefed), Regina A. Jackson (briefed), English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, Bowling Green, KY, for Defendants-Appellants.