United States Eighth Circuit

In a dispute between students and a for-profit vocational school, district court's judgement in favor of plaintiff's is reversed and remanded where: 1) the court erred in determining that it had the authority to decide the question of arbitrability of the students' tort claims; 2) the court erred in denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration as the parties' incorporation of AAA Rules is clear evidence that they intended to allow an arbitrator to decide the question of arbitrability.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/24/2009
• Published 03/24/2009

Judges

• GRUENDER, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, COLLOTON and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Darren E. Nadel, argued, Melissa M. Randell, Stephanie L. Hankin, on the brief, Denver, CO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas V. Bender, argued, Kip Dudley Richards, on the brief, Kansas City, MO, for appellee.