United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a Truth In Lending Act claim is reversed where an arbitration agreement was controlling, and defendants' offer to pay arbitration fees was sufficient to protect against potentially prohibitive costs; decision granting class certification is vacated.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/12/2003
• Decided 08/07/2003
• Published 08/07/2003

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel A. Edelman (argued), Edelman, Combs & Latturner, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Christina M. Tchen, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, IL, Andrew L. Sandler (argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellants.