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#5 of 5 - Kristian v. Comcast Corp - discovery limitations
May 02, 2006 by Ross Runkel at LawMemo
In Kristian v. Comcast Corp (1st Cir 04/20/2006) the court ordered arbitration even though the arbitration agreement provided:
Moreover, participating in arbitration may result in limited discovery.
Kristian was an antitrust case, but the court's ruling will be equally applicable in employment cases. This exact issue was resolved by the US Supreme Court in Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane, 500 US 20 (1991).
This is #5 in a series of 5 on the Kristian case.
Others in this series:
- #4 of 5 - Kristian v. Comcast Corp - attorney fees and costs
- #3 of 5 - Kristian v. Comcast Corp - limits on damages in arbitration
- #2 of 5 - Kristian v. Comcast Corp - limitation period
- #1 of 5 - Kristian v. Comcast Corp - class action arbitration
- Overview of the Kristian case
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