| Docket # | SJC-09961 |
| Date | November 5, 2007 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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Summary
(prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Federal Arbitration Act. Anti-discrimination law, Arbitration. Uniform Arbitration Act. Contract, Arbitration, Specific performance. Fraud. Statute, Federal preemption. Words, "proceed summarily". |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Superior Court, Justice Leila R. Kern |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | WPI Cable Systems/Mutron: Joseph F. Hardcastle |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | St. Fleur: Howard Ira Wilgoren |
| Amici Curiae | Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination; Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association; Western Massachusetts Legal Services; New England Legal Foundation |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
