Legal Opinion
Watson Wyatt & Co. v. SBC Holdings, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 28, 2008No. 06-2063PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERTELSMAN, District Judge.
Watson Wyatt & Company (“Watson Wyatt”) appeals the district court’s order denying in part its petition to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 4. Because we find that the arbitration provision is broadly written to include claims arising from events that occurred before the execution of the arbitration agreement, we REVERSE.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Watson Wyatt sells actuarial and consulting services. SBC Holdings, Inc. (“SBC”) is the sponsor of a pension plan for employees of the former Stroh’s Brewery Company. In 1997, Watson Wyatt…
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