Legal Opinion
Simula, Inc. v. Autoliv, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1999No. 98-16563PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question of how broadly an arbitration clause containing the phrase “arising in connection with this Agreement” should be construed. The district court held that it encompassed all disputes having their origin or genesis in the contract and granted appellees’ motion to compel arbitration. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.
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In 1992, Simula, Inc., and Simula Automotive Safety Devices, Inc. (together “Si-mula”), invented the Inflatable Tubular Structure (“ITS”), an automotive side impact head protection air bag system. In…
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