6th Circuit Reverses Dismissal And Stays Ford Resale Suit For Tribunal Resolution

Mealey's (December 7, 2021, 2:21 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Dec. 3 reversed a trial court’s dismissal of the claims remaining in a dispute involving a resale agreement between Ford Motor Co. and a company that sold Ford vehicles in the Middle East and instead granted the stay sought by Ford while the parties attempt to resolve the dispute before a tribunal, declining to adopt an absolute rule concerning a court’s discretion under the Federal Arbitration Act....