Legal Opinion
Whiteside v. Teltech Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1991No. Nos. 90-3144, 90-3145 and 90-3164PublishedCited by 182 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises questions about rights created by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. (1988), in the context of an employment dispute. The issue is whether the district court improperly refused to hear a federal suit to compel arbitration when the dispute sought to be arbitrated is the subject of a pending state case. Because the district court failed to recognize its independent duty to adjudicate a claim prosecuted under the FAA, we reverse and remand to permit it to determine whether the dispute between the parties is arbitrable.…
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