Legal Opinion

We Care Hair Development, Inc. v. Eric Engen, Joel Sundquist, Joann M. Sundquist

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 11, 1999No. 97-3908, 98-1475PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants, franchisees of We Care Hair Development, Inc. (“We Care Hair”), appeal from a judgment of the district court ordering them to arbitrate their various state law claims against plaintiff-appellee We Care Hair and enjoining them from proceeding in a pending state court lawsuit.

BACKGROUND

On February 4, 1997, a group of We Care Hair franchisees filed a class action lawsuit in the circuit court for Madison County, Illinois against We Care Hair, Doctor’s Associates, Inc., Frederick DeLu-ca, Peter Buck, John Amieo, and several others,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Doctor's Associates, Inc. v. CasarottoSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. The Original Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie Company, Incorporated v. River Valley Cookies, Limited, Robert M. Sigel, Paula SigelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  5. Kiefer Specialty Flooring, Inc. v. Tarkett, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by59 opinions

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  3. Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society v. ManganaroCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  4. Bishop v. We Care Hair Development Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  5. Puleo v. Chase Bank USA, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010

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