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162125P.pdf 07/03/2017 Zetor North America, Inc. v. Ridgeway Enterprises
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 16-2125
and No: 16-2249
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Harrison
[PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Smith, Chief Judge, and Shepherd,
Circuit Judge]
Civil case - Arbitration. Plaintiff's claims in this matter had no
relation to a settlement agreement the parties signed in a 2008 dispute
which included an arbitration provision defendant now seeks to enforce;
plaintiff does not allege defendant violated the terms of that agreement,
and while the objected-to conduct is similar to that which led to the 2008
settlement agreement, plaintiff's claims rest on independent trademark and
copyright grounds which have no relation to the terms of the earlier
agreement and in no way depend on its existence; the district court did
not err in denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration.