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POWERS v. FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.

No. 94 Civ. 6246 (SAS).

923 F.Supp. 21 (1996)

Steve POWERS, Plaintiff, v. FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

January 5, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Sapir, Louis G. Santangelo, Sapir & Frumkin LLP, White Plains, New York, for plaintiff.

Clifford Thau, Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld, LLP, New York City, for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

Defendant moves pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., to: (1) compel arbitration of the claims asserted by Plaintiff; and (2) stay the action pending arbitration. For the reasons stated below, Defendant's motion is granted.

A. Factual Background

In 1980, Plaintiff Steve Powers was hired as a television reporter for WNYW-TV in New York. Following...

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