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JAIN v. DE MERE

No. 94-3314.

51 F.3d 686 (1995)

Ishwar JAIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Henri Courier de MÉRÉ, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 3, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine A. Nelson, Bedell Akin Tippins (argued), Keck, Mahin & Cate, Chicago, IL, for Ishwar D. Jain.

Daniel A. Wolf (argued), Marc K. Schwartz, Batler & Schwartz, Buffalo Grove, IL, for Henri Courier de Méré.

Before WOOD, Jr., FLAUM, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

This case presents an issue of first impression: whether federal courts have power to compel arbitration between two foreign nationals where their arbitration agreement fails to specify a location for the arbitration or a method of choosing arbitrators. We hold that federal courts have this power and therefore reverse the decision of the district court.

I.

Henri Courier de Méré, a citizen of France, owns a number of...

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