Passage v. Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc.

In this case, all parties appeal portions of an order of the District Court for Lewis & Clark County which held that claims on some of the Passages’ accounts with defendants were subject to valid arbitration clauses. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The issues are:

1. Did the District Court correctly determine that it had jurisdiction to order arbitration of the Passages’ claims under the Federal Arbitration Act?

2. Are the arbitration agreements in this case adhesion contracts, and if so, are they unenforceable?

3. Did the District Court err in directing that arbitration be conducted under…