Citations
- 39 F. Supp. 2d 582
Full opinion text
ORDER
CURRIE, District Judge.
CONTENTS
I. BACKGROUND. 01 00 00
II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY . cn 00 00
III. HOA’S § 4 MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION.
A. Hooters’ Arguments to Compel Arbitration.
1. The Making of the Arbitration Agreement .
2. Misrepresentation Issues .
3. Unconscionable Adhesion Contract.
4. Fairness of Arbitral Procedures & Rules.
5. Interpretation of Arbitral Rules.
B. Phillips’ Arguments Opposing Arbitration .
1. General.
2. Absence of Essential Terms of Arbitration Agreement.
3. Misrepresentation of Arbitral Process as Fraud in the Inducement.
4. Selective Incorporation of Unconscionable Rules into the Arbitration Agreement. Cn -a
5. Voiding of Arbitration Agreement Based on Restrictions on Substantive Title VII Rights and Remedies. cn CO co
IV. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AS TO MAKING OF CONTRACT AND MISREPRESENTATION. 05 o to
V. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW ON UNCONSCIONABILITY AND PUBLIC POLICY.. CO
A. FAA Principles . GO
1. Generally.•.
2. Substantive arbitrability inquiry.
3. Section 1 Exemption .
4. Test for Motion to Compel Arbitration.
B. The State Law Inquiry Whether the Parties Agreed to Arbitrate.
1. Generally.
2. Elements of an Agreement.
3. Other Validity Challenges under State Law .
4. Fraudulent Inducement as a Matter for Federal Court Resolution.
5. Unconscionability.
6. Public Policy Violation.
7. Illusory Promise.
C. Fundamental Requirement of Arbitrator Impartiality and Fairness of Procedure . 05 H 00
1. Generally. 05 H 00
D. Whether Congress Intended Title VII Claims to be Nonarbitrable. 05 W O
1. History of Arbitration of Statutory Claims. 05 N) O
2. The Gilmer-exception: Where Arbitration is Inadequate to Protect Federal Rights. 05 to
3. Public Policy as a Matter of Post-Award Review under 9 U.S.C. § 10. 05 to CO
VI. REMEDIES OF CONTRACT REFORMATION OR SEVERANCE . ^