Legal Opinion
M. Sylvain Ledee v. Ceramiche Ragno
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 30, 1982No. 82-1057PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
In this appeal from the district court’s arbitration order, 528 F.Supp. 243, we must explore the relationship between the Federal Arbitration Act and a statute that prohibits certain disputes from being arbitrated outside the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
The defendants-appellees are Italian corporations that make and market ceramic tiles. The plaintiffs-appellants are two Puerto Rico corporations and an individual citizen of the Commonwealth. In 1964 the parties entered into a distributorship agreement giving the appellants exclusive rights to sell and distribute the…
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- Parsons & Whittemore Overseas Co., Inc. v. Societe Generale De L'industrie Du Papier (Rakta)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Walborg Corp. v. Tribunal Superior de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1975
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