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Title: Seawright v. American General Financial Services
Author : Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Release Date : January 13, 2007
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 91 KB

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Lisa Seawright worked for American General Financial Services ("AGF") from November 1978 until April 2005. AGF terminated Seawrights employment in April 2005. In response, Seawright filed suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, alleging that AGF discharged her in violation of Tennessee anti-discrimination law and the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. Â§ 2601 et seq. AGF moved to compel arbitration, proffering an arbitration agreement to which Seawright had previously agreed. Seawright denies that she agreed to arbitrate. At issue is whether an agreement exists between AGF and Seawright, and if so, whether the agreement is enforceable. The district court found that no enforceable agreement existed. We hold that Seawrights knowing continuation of employment after the effective date of the arbitration program constituted acceptance of a valid and enforceable contract to arbitrate. We therefore reverse the district courts denial of AGFs motion to compel arbitration.