Salomon Smith Barney Inc. v. Arthur Harvey, MD

DUBINA, Circuit Judge:

The central issue in this appeal concerns the propriety of a district court’s review of the timeliness of claims sought to be arbitrated pursuant to the National Association of Securities Dealers Code of Arbitration. Because the extent of a court’s review is clearly articulated in both Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Cohen, 62 F.3d 381 (11th Cir.1995), and Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc., v. Brandt, 131 F.3d 1001 (11th Cir.1997), we hold that the district court properly analyzed whether the alleged claims were timely for purposes of arbitration; accordingly, we…