United States Seventh Circuit

The fact that parties to a contract select the American Arbitration Association as the arbiter of their disputes does not create a right to a third-party breach of contract action when the Association panel consists solely of men and the plaintiff is a woman.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/01/2000
• Published 12/01/2000

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Douglas L. Prochnow,Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, Mark J. Briol (argued), Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Barry Levenstam, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Daniel J. King (argued), King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees.