Gregory v. Electro-Mechanical Corp.

RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:

The issue in this case is the meaning of the words “arising hereunder” in the context of an arbitration provision contained in a larger agreement.

Does that language only require the arbitration of breach of contract claims, as the district court found, or does it require the arbitration of other disputes that originate out of or have a connection with that underlying agreement?

We hold that the agreement requires arbitration of all of the claims asserted in the complaint in this case, and therefore reverse the district court’s decision restricting arbitration to the…