Legal Opinion

General Motors Corp. v. Pamela Equities Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 9, 1998No. 97-30185PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

This arbitration-related case arises from an original dispute over whether General Motors Corporation (“GMC”), as a lessee, owes its lessor, Pamela Equities Corporation (“PEC”), damages for failure to return leased premises in good condition. The parties agree that the original dispute is subject to arbitration under an arbitration clause in the lease contract; and that PEC timely called for arbitration of the original dispute and appointed its arbitrator.

This appeal involves further disputes over (1) whether GMC waived its right to appoint its arbitrator by its failure…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. KaplanSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. At&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. ByrdSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,372 Executone Information Systems, Inc. v. Lloyd K. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by29 opinions

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  4. Apache Bohai Corp. LDC v. Texaco China BVCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  5. Butler Manufacturing Company v. United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc and Local 2629, United Steelworkers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003

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