Legal Opinion
Fyrnetics (Hong Kong) Limited and Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc. v. Quantum Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 2002No. 01-1318PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Fyrnetics Hong Kong (“FHK”) and Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc. (“Kidde”) sued Quantum Group, Inc., alleging that Quantum sold FHK defective carbon monoxide (“CO”) sensors, thereby causing Kidde to recall CO detectors made using the allegedly defective sensors. Quantum filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, or in the alternative to stay the action under 9 U.S.C. § 3, asserting that various agreements between the parties required the stay in favor of arbitration. The district court held an evidentiary hearing on the matter and subsequently entered judgment…
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