Cheryl Coudert v. Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis

OAKES, Circuit Judge:

This case involves the question whether a stock exchange rule requiring arbitration of disputes between a registered representative and her brokerage firm applies to her claims of tortious conduct on the part of the broker occurring after the termination of employment. The United States District Court, 543 F.Supp. 122, for the District of Connecticut, Robert C. Zampano, Judge, held that the rule applied and arbitration was required, as a matter of law, thereby dismissing Cheryl Coudert’s complaint stating three claims against the defendant— defamation, invasion of privacy…