Legal Opinion

Birmingham News Co. v. Lynch

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 23, 2001No. 1992184PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

797 So.2d 440 (2001)

The BIRMINGHAM NEWS COMPANY et al.

v.

Clifford W. LYNCH.

1992184.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

February 23, 2001.

Gilbert E. Johnston, Jr., and James P. Pewitt of Johnston, Barton, Proctor & Powell, L.L.P., Birmingham, for appellants.

D. Leon Ashford, Bruce J. McKee, and Matthew C. Minner of Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, Birmingham, for appellee.

2Per curiam

Clifford W. Lynch sued the Birmingham News Company ("the News") and several of its employees. The defendants moved to compel arbitration of Lynch's claims. The court denied their motion. The defendants appeal from the order denying their…

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3Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Volt Info. Sciences, Inc. v. Bd. of Trustees of Leland Stanford Jr. U.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Homes of Legend, Inc. v. McColloughSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  5. Old Republic Ins. Co. v. LanierSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994

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