United States Seventh Circuit

An agreement to arbitrate employment disputes is not valid if the employer is merely a third party beneficiary and the dispute arbitration service promises only to provide a forum where the rules can change without notice, because the agreement lacks mutual consideration.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/28/2000
• Decided 10/17/2001
• Published 10/17/2001

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before WOOD, JR., DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher C. Myers (argued), Myers & Geisleman, Fort Wayne, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Stephen F. Fisher (argued), Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler & Krupman, Greenville, SC, for Defendant-Appellant.