United States Sixth Circuit

The district court's refusal to give effect to a broad arbitration clause in an insurance policy is reversed where, even though the underlying dispute revolved around policy coverage that neither party intended, the dispute nonetheless falls within the ambit of the arbitration agreement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/27/2004
• Decided 08/31/2004
• Published 08/31/2004

Judges

• ROGERS, Circuit Judge., Before MARTIN and ROGERS, Circuit Judges;  BELL, Chief District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph A. Hinkhouse (argued), Damon N. Vocke (briefed), Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, IL, Hugh D. Berkson (briefed), Hermann, Cahn & Schneider, Cleveland, OH, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marc A. Sanchez, Frantz Ward (argued and briefed), Cleveland, OH, for Appellee.