WATSON WYATT & CO. v. SBC HOLDINGS, INC.

No. 06-2063.

513 F.3d 646 (2008)

WATSON WYATT & COMPANY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SBC HOLDINGS, INC., Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 28, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Edward A. Scallet, Groom Law Group, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Michael F. Smith, Butzel Long, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Edward A. Scallet, Groom Law Group, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Michael F. Smith, Steven M. Ribiat, Butzel Long, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Philip J. Kessler, Butzel Long, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: ROGERS and SUTTON, Circuit Judges; BERTELSMAN, District Judge.


OPINION

BERTELSMAN, District Judge.

Watson Wyatt & Company ("Watson Wyatt") appeals the district court's order denying in part its petition to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 4. Because we find that the arbitration provision is broadly written to include claims arising from events that occurred before the execution of the arbitration agreement, we REVERSE.<...

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