No. 90-55960

Good Law
930 F.2d 762
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 16, 1991762California1,442 words

Opinion

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930 F.2d 762 C.H.I. INC., d.b.a. C.H. Sport, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARCUS BROTHERS TEXTILE, INC., and does 1 through 15, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-55960. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 1, 1991 * . Decided April 16, 1991. Michael C. Baum, Tucker & Baum, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Elizabeth F. Skoler, Proskauer Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before BOOCHEVER, KOZINSKI and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge: 1 C.H.I. appeals the district court's dismissal for failure to arbitrate its breach of contract claim against Marcus Brothers. C.H.I. argues that the arbitration clause in the Marcus Brothers' confirmation form is unenforceable because: 1) it is an adhesion contract; 2) C.H.I. did not knowingly consent to arbitration; 3) C.H.I. signed it under economic duress; and, 4) its terms lacked specificity. We AFFIRM. BACKGROUND 2 During the fall of 1989, C.H.I., a California corporation, submitted several fabric purchase orders to Marcus Brothers, a New York corporation. The…

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