Legal Opinion

In the Matter of Arbitration Between Judy Lee, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. James John Chica Engler-Budd & Co., Inc., Appellees/cross-Appellants

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 4, 1993No. 91-3043, 91-3146PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Judy Lee appeals from a final order entered in the District Court 1 for the District of Minnesota to the extent that it vacates the punitive damages awarded by an arbitration panel. Lee v. Chica, No. 3-91-304 (D.Minn. Aug. 22, 1991) (order). For reversal, Lee argues the district court erred in refusing to confirm the arbitration panel’s award of punitive damages because (1) federal law governs the arbitrability of the dispute and (2) the arbitration clause in the Customer Agreement incorporated the rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) which allow…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Southland Corp. v. KeatingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. HaslipSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Perry v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by81 opinions

  1. Mastrobuono v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Linda James v. McDonald Corporation, Simon Marketing, Incorporated, and Ante Enterprises Llc, Doing Business as McDonald RestaurantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  3. McCarthy v. AzureCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  4. Mark J. Hoffman v. Cargill Incorporated, National Grain and Feed Association, Movant. National Grain and Feed Association, Movant/amicus on Behalf OfCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. Ahmad Baravati v. Josephthal, Lyon & Ross, Incorporated, and Peter SheibCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994

76 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API