Legal Opinion
Asia Pacific Industrial Corp. v. Rainforest Café, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 23, 2004No. 03-2314PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Rainforest Café, Inc. challenges the district court’s 2 orders compelling and confirming arbitration in a contract dispute between Rainforest and Ashok S. Kothari and his investment company Asia Pacific Industrial Corporation. 3 We affirm.
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In 1997, Rainforest Chairman Lyle Berman contacted Ashok Kothari and asked him to find a suitable franchisee to open Rainforest restaurants in Asia. Through Mr. Kothari’s efforts, Rainforest contracted with James Robertson, who eventually opened successful Rainforest restaurants in Asia through Jungle Investments, Ltd., an affiliate of…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Asia Pacific Industrial Corp. v. Rainforest Café, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004