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MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS v. MATRIX COMMUNICATIONS

Nos. 96-2246, 97-1570.

135 F.3d 27 (1998)

MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. MATRIX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 27, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Miller with whom Stephen R. Miller, Andrew C. Gately, Kansas City, MO, John D. Hanify, and Joseph A. Cortellini, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellant.

Paul M. Smith with whom Ross B. Bricker, Terri L. Mascherin, Chicago, IL, Mark A. Berthiaume, Louis J. Scerra, Jr., Boston, MA, and David J. Brecher, New York City, were on brief, for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and DOWD, Senior District Judge.

COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

The parties in this case have been engaged in a heated battle over the proper setting for their underlying legal dispute. Appellee MCI Telecommunications Corp. insists that the conflict must be resolved through arbitration, while appellant Matrix Communications Corp. asserts that the arbitration clause in the parties' contract does not apply here, and that it is entitled to a judicial forum for its claims. The district court sided with...

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