Trout v. Organizacion Mundial De Boxeo, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO AUSTIN TROUT, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL NO. 17-1953 (PAD) ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DE BOXEO, INC., Defendant. OPINION AND ORDER Delgado-Hernández, District Judge. The First Circuit has tasked the court with: (1) determining whether the arbitrator-selection provision of an arbitration agreement is severable from the remainder of the agreement, so that the agreement may be enforced and arbitration ultimately compelled; and, if so; (2) selecting the arbitrators to adjudicate plaintiff’s claims. For the reasons explained below, the…