Legal Opinion
Publicis Communication v. True North Communications Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 14, 2000No. 99-1199, 99-3424PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Arbitration can be an effective way to resolve a dispute in less time, at less expense, and with less rancor than litigating in the courts. Arbitration loses some of its luster, though, when one party refuses to abide by the outcome and the courts are called in after all for enforcement. This is one of those situations.
A joint venture between two advertising companies, Chicago-based True North Communications Inc. and Paris-based Pub-licis Communication (whose French corporate parent is Publicis S.A.), that had begun in 1989 came apart in May 1997. With one…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Island Creek Coal Sales Company v. City of Gainesville, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Publicis Communication v. True North Communications Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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