Legal Opinion

Matthew Warciak v. Subway Restaurants, Incorporat

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 25, 2018No. 17-1956PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Should courts apply federal or state law to decide whether a contract’s arbitration clause binds a non-signatory? In Scheurer v. Fromm Family Foods LLC, we held that courts should apply state law. 863 F.3d 748 , 750 (7th Cir. 2017). We reiterate that holding here.

I. Background

Matthew Warciak’s mother has a T-Mobile cell phone plan. In 2006, she signed an agreement with T-Mobile to begin her service, Then in 2012, she signed another agreement when she purchased a new phone. These agreements each contain arbitration clauses and govern the relationship between Warciak’s…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Arthur Andersen LLP v. CarlisleSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Scheurer v. Fromm Family Foods LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  4. Ervin v. Nokia, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2004

3Cited by25 opinions

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  2. The Care Group Heart Hospital, LLC v. Roderick J. Sawyer, M.D.Indiana Supreme Court · 2018
  3. In re Dealer Management Systems Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 2019
  4. Richardson v. City of Chi.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 2018
  5. Loop, LLC v. CDK Global, LLC (In re Dealer Mgmt. Sys. Antitrust Litig.)District Court, E.D. Illinois · 2019

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