No. 23-369
Javitch Block LLC, et al. v. Khadija Smith
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: arbitration-agreement class-action-waiver contract-enforcement federal-arbitration-act nonsignatory-agent principal-agent state-law
Key Terms:
Arbitration ClassAction JusticiabilityDoctri
Arbitration ClassAction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2023-11-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Ohio Court of Appeals erred by denying enforcement of an arbitration agreement and class action waiver governed by the Federal Arbitration Act
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Ohio Court of Appeals erred by denying enforcement of an arbitration agreement and class action waiver governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, premised on the absence of express authorization in the contract granting a nonsignatory agent enforcement rights, where state law recognizes that a nonsignatory agent may enforce the agreement and the agent is strategically sued for acts on behalf of the principal.
Docket Entries
2023-11-20
Petition DENIED.
2023-11-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
2023-10-31
Brief amici curiae of National Creditors Bar Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2023-10-24
Waiver of right of respondent Khadija Smith to respond filed.
2023-10-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2023)
Attorneys
Javitch Block, LLC, et al.
Richard Christopher Orest Rezie — Gallagher Sharp LLP, Petitioner
Richard Christopher Orest Rezie — Gallagher Sharp LLP, Petitioner
Khadija Smith
Robert S. Belovich — Robert S. Belovich Attorney LLC, Respondent
Robert S. Belovich — Robert S. Belovich Attorney LLC, Respondent
National Creditors Bar Association, ACA International, Inc., and the Ohio Creditor’s Attorneys Association