Tie That Doesn't Bind: Fifth Circuit Rules That Non-Signatory Agents Can't Compel Arbitration as Individuals - Westmoreland v. Sadoux, The

Authors

Keisha I. Patrick

Abstract

In Westmoreland v. Sadoux, the Fifth Circuit addresses the issue of whether a signatory party intended to enter an arbitration agreement with a non-signatory agent of the defendant corporation. The non-signatory agent sought to enforce the arbitration agreement between the signatory party and the signatory corporation in a suit brought against the non-signatory agent in his individual capacity. This case differs from most others that courts have addressed concerning non-signatory agents. In most cases, the complaining party seeks to enforce the arbitration agreement against the non-signatory agent. Yet, in Westmoreland, the nonsignatory agent himself seeks to compel arbitration

Recommended Citation

Keisha I. Patrick, Tie That Doesn't Bind: Fifth Circuit Rules That Non-Signatory Agents Can't Compel Arbitration as Individuals - Westmoreland v. Sadoux, The, 2003 J. Disp. Resol. (2003)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/jdr/vol2003/iss2/14