United States Seventh Circuit

Defendants that did not assert a desire to arbitrate while participating in plaintiffs' Chapter 11 plan of reorganization process, wherein the bankruptcy court was to retain jurisdiction over all disputes, waived the contractual right to arbitrate.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/26/2002
• Decided 09/23/2002
• Published 09/23/2002

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before FAIRCHILD, COFFEY, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brian W. Welch,McHale, Cook & Welch, Indianapolis, IN, John J. Tharp, Jr. (argued), Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, IL, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew W. Hull (argued), Hoover Hull Baker & Heath, Indianapolis, IN, for appellees.