Legal Opinion
GTFM, LLC. v. TKN Sales, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 20, 2001No. 2000PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge SOTOMAYOR concurs in a separate opinion.
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Defendant TKN Sales, Inc. (“TKN”), appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Barbara S. Jones, Judge, (1) declaring that, as applied to plaintiff GTFM, LLC. (“GTFM”), the requirement of the Minnesota Sales Representative Act, Minn.Stat. § 325E.37 (1995), that certain claims for violation of that statute be resolved only through binding arbitration denies GTFM a jury trial, in violation of the Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, and (2) permanently…
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