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053686P.pdf 07/11/2006 Nitro Distributing v. Alticor
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 05-3686
Western District of Missouri
[PUBLISHED] [Bright, Author, with Wollman and Riley, Circuit Judges]
Civil Case - arbitration. District court did not err in concluding
Amway's arbitration agreement did not bind motivational tools businesses
which are owned by distributors who operates Amway products business
but have not signed Amway's arbitration agreement. Tools businesses are
not entitled to any rights or benefits under Amway rules, are not agents
of the products businesses, and cannot be compelled under the community
of interest doctrine.