United States Eighth Circuit
PRM Energy Sys., Inc. v. Primenergy, L.L.C., 08-1987
In an action for tortious interference with, and inducement to breach, agreements regarding the development of a gasification technology, grant of defendant's motion to compel arbitration is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in its reliance on a concerted misconduct theory of alternative estoppel to grant defendant nonsignatory's motion to compel arbitration; and 2) in light of the interpretive preference for arbitration, plaintiff's tort claims were "disputes arising under" the agreements and were therefore within the scope of the broad arbitration clause.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/08/2010
- Published 01/08/2010
Judges
- MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before MELLOY, BEAM, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Gary N. Speed, Speed Law Firm, Danny Ray Crabtree, Jr., Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiff.
- For Appellees:
- John B. Nalbandian, Russell S. Sayre, Tafe & Stettinius, Cincinnati, OH, Kathryn Bennett Perkins, Amy Lee Stewart, Rose Law Firm, Little Rock, AR, Theresa Heitz Vella, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellee.