RUSSELL v. CITIGROUP, INC.

No. 13-5994.

748 F.3d 677 (2014)

Keith RUSSELL, on behalf of himself and all others who are similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITIGROUP, INC. and Citicorp Credit Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 4, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Samuel S. Shaulson , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, New York, for Appellants. Richard M. Paul III , Paul McInnes LLP, Kansas City, Missouri, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Samuel S. Shaulson , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, New York, Sari M. Alamuddin , Christopher J. Boran , Matthew A. Russell , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellants. Richard M. Paul III , Paul McInnes LLP, Kansas City, Missouri, Franklin D. Azar , Keith R. Scranton , Franklin D. Azar & Associates, P.C., Aurora, Colorado, William H. Wilhoit , Wilhoit Law Office, Grayson, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Before: MERRITT, SUTTON and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

When Keith Russell accepted a job with Citicorp Credit Services, he agreed to arbitrate "all employment-related disputes" with the company. Does that mean he must arbitrate a case already pending in court when he signed the agreement? We think not.

I.

From 2004 to 2009, Russell worked at Citicorp's call center in Florence, Kentucky. As a condition of employment, he...

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