Legal Opinion

Agostino J. Zolezzi v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., a Delaware Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 21, 1986No. 85-6053PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SOLOMON, Senior District Judge.

Agostino Zolezzi, appellant, appeals a district court order referring to arbitration his action for defamation and “false light” invasion of privacy against Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. The district court held that Zolezzi’s claims arose out of his employment with Dean Witter and were subject to arbitration. We affirm.

Facts

In September, 1981, Dean Witter employed Zolezzi as an account executive, at which time he filed an Application for Securities Industry Registration. In it, he agreed to “arbitrate any dispute, claim, or controversy that may arise between me and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. James E. Morgan v. Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  5. Cheryl Coudert v. Paine Webber Jackson & CurtisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Genesco, Inc. v. T. Kakiuchi & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  2. Simula, Inc. v. Autoliv, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  3. Simula, Inc. v. Autoliv, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  4. Genesco, Inc. v. KakiuchiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  5. Duffield v. Robertson Stephens & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998

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