Legal Opinion
Yvonne Day v. Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 12, 2013No. 12-6304, 12-6305UnpublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
These two closely related cases involve Defendant Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing, Inc. (“Fortune Hi-Tech” or “FHTM”). Defendant hired Plaintiffs as independent representatives and Plaintiffs sued, alleging that FHTM was in fact running an illegal pyramid scheme. Defendant moved the district court to compel Plaintiffs to proceed to arbitration pursuant to the terms of the contract they had signed with Defendant. While the district court initially granted that motion, upon reconsideration the court reversed itself and vacated its earlier decision and ordered the cases to proceed…
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