Legal Opinion
Robert L. Caudle v. American Arbitration Association
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 17, 2000No. 00-1423PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
When Robert Caudle became a distributor of Sears products in 1989 he agreed to arbitrate (under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association) any disagreements arising out of that arrangement. After Sears terminated the distributorship, however, Caudle decided that he prefers litigation to arbitration — indeed, that he prefers lots of litigation.
Sears reorganized its distribution system in 1992, cutting out catalog centers that had been operated by independent businesses, including Caudle. Instead of initiating arbitration under the contract, Caudle filed a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Abdallah W. Tamari v. William P. Conrad, Jr., and Bache Halsey Stuart, Inc. (Formerly Bache & Co. Incorporated), Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Doctor's Associates, Inc. v. Erik J. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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