Legal Opinion

World Rentals & Sales, LLC v. Volvo Construction Equipment Rents, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 22, 2008No. 06-16352PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we address under what circumstances a party may be compelled to arbitrate an agreement it did not sign. Appellants World Rentals and Sales, LLC (“World Rentals”), Cruz R. Rodriguez, Cruz R. Rodriguez General Contractors, Inc., and Cruz R. Rodriguez General Contractor, LLC (collectively the “World Parties”), advance several arguments for why the appellee Volvo Commercial Finance, LLC (“Volvo Finance”) should be compelled to arbitrate under an agreement signed only by one of its affiliates, Volvo Construction Equipment Rents, Inc. (“Volvo Rents”). After…

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