United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit to recover losses allegedly incurred by the negligence of a commodities broker, dismissal of the plaintiff's case is affirmed where the suit was barred by an arbitration clause contained within the user agreement between plaintiff and the brokerage.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/05/2007
• Decided 03/15/2007
• Published 03/15/2007

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and ROVNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kathleen A. Hardee (argued), Richard M. Paul, III, Shughart, Thomson & Kilroy, Kansas City, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brian A. Sher, Bryan Cave, Chicago, IL, Bruce Lewitas (argued), Eric M. Chial, Morgan Stanley, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.