Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 21, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-2882PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HANNUM, District Judge.
Presently before the Court is defendants’ motion to stay proceedings pending arbitration pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 3 1 in this action under the Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The issue for determination is whether a prospective agreement to arbitrate disputes arising out of termination of employment compels a former employee to submit his ERISA claims to arbitration rather than adjudication in the federal courts.
From February 1955 until March 1975, the plaintiff Thomas C. Lewis was employed by defendant Merrill Lynch, Pierce,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wilko v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Boyd v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Walter J. Cobb, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Jerry LewisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- American Safety Equipment Corp. v. J. P. Maguire & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Amato v. BernardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Amato v. BernardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Barrowclough v. Kidder, Peabody & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Edward A. Challenger v. Local Union No. 1 of the International Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Ironworkers, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- James E. Morgan v. Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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