RICHARDSON GREENSHIELDS SECURITIES, INC. v. McFADDEN

No. 87-252.

509 So.2d 1212 (1987)

RICHARDSON GREENSHIELDS SECURITIES, INC., Appellant, v. William McFADDEN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 1, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvia L. Bailey-Green of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Miami, for appellant.

Robert C. Hill, Fort Myers, for appellee.


CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant, Richardson Greenshields Securities, Inc. (RGSI), appeals the December 30, 1986 trial court order that denied its motion to compel arbitration. In denying the motion, the trial court explained that arbitration was not an appropriate forum to resolve tort claims, particularly where punitive damages are requested. We disagree and reverse.

Appellee, William McFadden, a former stockbroker, sued RGSI for both compensatory and punitive...

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