In cases involving contracts between U.S. companies, courts frequently allow a nonsignatory to a contract to enforce an arbitration provision in the contract against a signatory, when the signatory to the contract relies on...more
6/15/2021
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
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GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC ,
International Arbitration ,
Motion to Compel ,
New York Convention ,
SCOTUS ,
Subcontractors
As the U.S. Supreme Court currently considers the issue of whether a private international arbitration constitutes a “foreign or international tribunal” within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a), the lower courts continue to...more