Nghiem v. Nec Electronic, Inc.

25 F.3d 1437 64 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 1669 , 64 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,075 , 62 USLW 2757 , 1994-1 Trade Cases P 70,604 Peter P. NGHIEM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEC ELECTRONIC, INC., a California corporation; NEC Corporation; Japan (Nippon Electric Company), a Japanese corporation; Hiro Hashimoto; H. Yoshizawa, Dr.; Grant Hulse, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-16155. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted as to Defendants-Appellees Nov. 4, 1993. Submitted as to Plaintiff-Appellant Nov. 4, 1993. Decided June 3, 1994. David H. Tollner, San Jose, CA, for plaintiff-appellant. David J. Murphy and Keith R. Black, Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff & Tichy, San Jose, CA, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before KOZINSKI and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges; HATFIELD, * District Judge. Opinion by Judge O'SCANNLAIN. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: 1 In this challenge to an arbitrator's award, we are asked to decide, among other issues, whether the so-called "American Safety doctrine" continues to prevent submission of antitrust claims to arbitration. 2 * Peter Nghiem, an American citizen of…