Legal Opinion
Boulet v. Bangor Securities Inc.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided May 26, 2004No. CIV.04-09-P-HPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT BANGOR SECURITIES INCORPORATED’S MOTION TO DISMISS OR TO STAY AND COMPEL ARBITRATION
HORNBY, District Judge.
The issue in this lawsuit is whether a Client’s Margin Agreement obligates brokerage customers to arbitrate disputes with the brokerage firm. Arbitrability hinges on the scope of the term “broker” as used in the Agreement: Does it mean only an individual stock broker or does it include the brokerage firm for which he works? I conclude that the term has broad meaning and that the customers agreed to arbitrate disputes with the brokerage firm.…
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