United States Seventh Circuit

Because a tariff accepted by a customer for use of a product is an "agreement" under the Federal Arbitration Act, a motion to compel arbitration of a dispute over phone service rates, pursuant to an interstate phone service carrier's tariff on file with the FCC, should have been granted.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/06/2002
• Decided 06/27/2002
• Published 06/27/2002

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before:  EASTERBROOK, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Douglas R. Sprong (argued), Steven A. Katz, Carr, Korein, Tillery, Kunin, Montroy, Cates, Katz & Glass, Belleville, IL, for plaintiff-appellee., Scott F. Llewellyn (argued), Brigida Benitez, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellant.