Legal Opinion
Amrish Rajagopalan v. Noteworld, Llc
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 20, 2013No. 12-35205PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This appeal presents the question, inter alia, of whether an entity may compel arbitration on the basis of an arbitration clause in a contract to which it was not a party. Under the circumstances presented by this case, we conclude it may not, and we affirm the order of the district court denying the motion to compel arbitration.
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Amrish Rajagopalan accumulated approximately $15,000 in debt while in school to become an electrical engineer. After losing his job, he had difficulty repaying his debts and decided to seek professional assistance. He found First Rate Debt Solutions (“First…
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