Legal Opinion

Ilah M. Tinder v. Pinkerton Security

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 17, 2002No. 01-3876PublishedCited by 345 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

The principal issue presented in this appeal is what constitutes sufficient consideration to support an agreement in Wisconsin to arbitrate between an employer and an at-will employee. The appellant, Ilah M. Tinder, sued her former employer, Pinkerton Security, for employment discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. Citing what it claimed was an enforceable agreement to arbitrate the dispute, Pinkerton moved the district court under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) to stay the trial proceedings and…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. KaplanSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  4. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waffle House, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Edward R. POSEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SKYLINE CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by345 opinions

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