United States Sixth Circuit

The presence of federal issues, and a federal policy in favor of arbitration, supported district court's decision not to abstain from exercising jurisdiction in claims surrounding a franchise contract; agreement to arbitrate was properly severed from an otherwise unenforceable arbitration-forum selection clause.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/23/2002
• Decided 05/01/2002
• Published 05/01/2002

Judges

• Before BOGGS and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  RUSSELL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Robert G. Kamenec (argued and briefed), Plunkett & Cooney, Bloomfield Hills, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Bradley L. Smith (argued and briefed), Dykema Gossett, Ann Arbor, MI, for Defendants-Appellants.