Nonsignatory to International Arbitration Agreement May Be Allowed to Compel Arbitration
By Kristen E. Hudson & Luis A. Hille
International and Immigration Law,
February 2021
In GE Energy v. Outokumpu, the U.S. Court held that a nonsignatory to a written agreement containing an arbitration clause may avail itself of state law doctrines to compel arbitration where a signatory to the written agreement must rely on the terms of that agreement in asserting claims against the nonsignatory.
Nonsignatory to International Arbitration Agreement May Be Allowed to Compel Arbitration
By Kristen E. Hudson & Luis A. Hille
Alternative Dispute Resolution,
January 2021
In GE Energy v. Outokumpu, the U.S. Court held that a nonsignatory to a written agreement containing an arbitration clause may avail itself of state law doctrines to compel arbitration where a signatory to the written agreement must rely on the terms of that agreement in asserting claims against the nonsignatory.
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