Legal Opinion
Aviall, Inc. v. Ryder System, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 7, 1996No. 95 Civ. 0710 (MBM)PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MUKASEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff Aviall, Inc., and its former corporate parent, Ryder System, Inc., dispute the allocation of pension-related balance sheet items set forth in the Distribution Agreement governing Ryder’s December 1993 spin-off of Aviall. In accordance with that agreement, Aviall initially submitted the dispute to KPMG Peat Marwick (“KPMG”) for arbitration, but now seeks to disqualify KPMG and asks the court to reform the contract and appoint a neutral arbitrator. Ryder moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim for relief, or in the alternative to stay the…
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