CAUDLE v. AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASS'N

No. 00-1423.

230 F.3d 920 (2000)

Robert L. CAUDLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Beason (argued), Rodney V. Taylor, Christopher & Taylor, Indianapolis, IN, for plaintiff-appellant.

R. Dickey Hamilton (argued), Arthur W. Friedman, Miller, Shakman & Hamilton, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

When Robert Caudle became a distributor of Sears products in 1989 he agreed to arbitrate (under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association) any disagreements arising out of that arrangement. After Sears terminated the distributorship, however, Caudle decided that he prefers litigation to arbitration — indeed, that he prefers lots of litigation.

Sears reorganized its distribution system in 1992, cutting out catalog...

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