United States Sixth Circuit

A contract arbitration provision was enforceable, but because district courts only have power to compel arbitration within their own districts and the arbitration agreement called for arbitration in France, the district court did not err in denying a motion to compel arbitration of breach of contract, breach of warranty, negligence, and fraud claims.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/30/2002
• Decided 06/17/2003
• Published 06/17/2003

Judges

• Before:  SILER and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  McKINLEY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John Q. Lewis (argued and briefed), Brian F. Toohey, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, Shawn J. Organ (briefed), Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Columbus, OH, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marvin L. Karp (argued and briefed), F. Thomas Vickers (briefed), Edward P. Simms (briefed), Ulmer & Berne LLP, Cleveland, OH, for Appellee.