Legal Opinion
Bird v. Shearson Lehman/American Express, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 17, 1991No. 721, Docket 90-7688PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Shearson Lehman/American Express, Inc. (Shearson) and Raymond R. Clements appeal from an order entered July 16, 1990 in the District of Connecticut, Jose A. Cabranes, District Judge, denying their motion to compel arbitration of a claim brought by appellees Frank L. Bird, Individually and as Trustee of the Frank L. Bird Profit Sharing Trust, and Joan Shea for breach of fiduciary duty pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (1988).
On appeal, appellants contend that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. §…
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