Legal Opinion
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 4, 1985No. 83-1708PublishedCited by 2,667 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The question presented is whether, when a complaint raises both federal securities claims and pendent state claims, a Federal District Court may deny a motion to compel arbitration of the state-law claims despite the parties’ agreement to arbitrate their disputes. We granted certiorari to resolve a conflict among the Federal Courts of Appeals on this question. 467 U. S. 1240 (1984).
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In 1981, A. Lamar Byrd sold his dental practice and invested $160,000 in securities through Dean Witter Reynolds Inc., a securities broker-dealer. The value of the account declined by more than $100,000 between…
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