LAMBERT v. AUSTIN IND.

No. 07-10651.

544 F.3d 1192 (2008)

William LAMBERT, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AUSTIN IND., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine E. Flanagan, Littler Mendelson, P.C., Houston, TX, Steven R. McCown, Littler Mendelson, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Randolph Frails, Randolph Frails, P.C., Augusta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, HULL and WILSON, Circuit Judges.


TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

In this case, an individual has sued his former employer for alleged age and race discrimination, as well as retaliatory termination. The question before us is whether the claims he has brought should be resolved through the company's arbitration policy or in the federal courts.1 In addressing this issue, we need only apply basic contract interpretation principles in harmony with a general federal policy in favor...

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