Legal Opinion
Kotam Electronics, Inc. v. Jbl Consumer Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 28, 1995No. 94-4984PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1156HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, the sole issue we address is whether the holding in Cobb v. Lewis, 488 F.2d 41 (5th Cir.1974), that antitrust claims are non-arbitrable, remains controlling precedent in this circuit in light of intervening decisions of the United States Supreme Court. We affirm the district court’s ruling that Cobb controls.
BACKGROUND
From 1984 to 1992, Kotam Electronics, Inc. (Kotam), a dealer and distributor of consumer electronics products, entered into annual dealer and distributor contracts with JBL Consumer Products, Inc. (JBL). These contracts contained identical…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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