Legal Opinion
Ford v. NYLCare Health Plans of the Gulf Coast, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1998No. 97-20109PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we consider whether an agreement providing for the arbitration of all disputes “arising out of or relating to” the agreement may be invoked to compel arbitration of a cause of action that does not depend as a legal matter on the agreement. The appellants, NYLCare Health Plans of the Gulf Coast, Inc., and its parent corporation, New York Life Insurance Co., are federally qualified health maintenance organizations (“the HMOs”). 1 Dr. Kenneth Ford, like many other physician-specialists, entered into an agreement with the HMOs to provide certain…
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