Legal Opinion
In re the Arbitration between Polar Entertainment Corp. & Directors Guild of America, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 26, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Herman Cahn, J.), entered January 14, 1992, staying arbitration demanded by respondents for unpaid wages and fringe benefit contributions, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Notwithstanding the strong policy favoring arbitration of labor disputes, arbitration must be stayed where a prior agreement providing for arbitration has expired and the superseding agreement does not contain a clear agreement to arbitrate (Litton Fin. Print. Div. v National Labor Relations Bd., 501 US —, 111 S Ct 2215). Here, the services contract between petitioner producer and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Litton Financial Printing Div., Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. NLRBSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- In re the Arbitration between Waldron & GoddessNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Sisters of Saint John the Baptist, Providence Rest Convent v. Phillips R. Geraghty Constructor, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
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