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From the U.S. Supreme Court: The New York Convention Does Not Bar Non-Signatories to an Arbitration Agreement From Compelling...

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently addressed whether a non-signatory’s attempt to compel arbitration under an international arbitration agreement using domestic doctrines of equitable estoppel is barred by the Convention on the...more

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Enforcement of International Arbitration Agreements: SCOTUS Rules That the New York Convention (and FAA ch. 2) Are Not...

When all was said and done, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on June 1, 2020 in effect that the New York Convention (i.e., the U.N. Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards) and the...more

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Looking to Compel Arbitration? Recent Supreme Court Decision Suggests Additional Tools are Available

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Sometimes compelling arbitration is simple. If the parties to a dispute signed an agreement to arbitrate, a signatory would normally be able to use that agreement as a basis to move to compel arbitration pursuant to the...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Nonsignatory to International Arbitration Agreement May Compel Arbitration

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Can your business be compelled to defend an international arbitration brought by an entity with whom you never agreed to arbitrate? On June 1, 2020, a unanimous United States Supreme Court answered this question in the...more

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Supreme Court Decides No Signature, No Problem

On June 1, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a unanimous opinion regarding the relationship between domestic equitable estoppel and the enforcement of arbitration agreements. In GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS,...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Equitable Estoppel Can Allow Non-Signatories to Compel Arbitration Under the New York Convention

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The U.S. Supreme Court has held that equitable estoppel doctrines can be invoked by non-signatories seeking to compel arbitration under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards....more

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U.S. Supreme Court: Non-Signatories to an International Contract Might Be Able to Compel Arbitration

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In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that a non-signatory to an agreement requiring arbitration for disputes might be able to compel arbitration under state law equitable estoppel arguments. The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Supreme Court Opens the Door for Non-Signatories to Enforce Arbitration Agreements, Resolving Circuit Split

On June 1, 2020 the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in GE Energy Power Conversion Fr. SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC, No. 18-1048, 2020 WL 2814297 (U.S. June 1, 2020), holding that the...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Convention On The Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards Does Not Prohibit...

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On June 1, 2020, the United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by Justice Thomas, held that allowing non-signatories to an arbitration agreement to compel arbitration under the Convention on the Recognition and...more

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Supreme Court Broadens Non-Signatory Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements Under the New York Convention

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On Monday, June 1, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States addressed the scope of enforceability by non-signatories of arbitration agreements under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral...more

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SCOTUS Resolves Circuit Court Split on Whether Non-Parties Can Use Equitable Estoppel to Enforce an International Arbitration...

On June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court in GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC, 590 U.S. ___ (June 1, 2020) unanimously held that a non-party may enforce an international arbitration agreement...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Decides Major International Arbitration Case

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For the first time in six years, the U.S. Supreme Court focused its attention upon the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958, commonly referred to as the “New York Convention,” to...more

White and Williams LLP

Non-Signatories to Foreign Arbitration Agreements May Be Able to Compel Arbitration

It is a long-standing federal policy that arbitration agreements between parties are favored by courts. This policy holds true even in the case of foreign arbitration agreements, which the U.S. has agreed to recognize and...more

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Supreme Court Interprets New York Convention To Allow Arbitration Agreement Nonsignatories To Invoke International Arbitration

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on June 1 in GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC, holding that, in some circumstances, even nonsignatories to an agreement may invoke...more

Locke Lord LLP

U.S. Supreme Court holds New York Convention does not conflict with domestic estoppel doctrines

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The international arbitration community has watched the case of GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC with great interest. At issue is whether a nonsignatory to an arbitration agreement...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Equitable Estoppel May Be Applied To International Contracts Governed By The New York Convention

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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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC.

On June 1, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC, holding that the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the Convention)...more

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Arbitration: The New York Convention vs. U.S. Domestic Law – The Supreme Court Will Consider Reconciliation

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari to review a decision concerning arbitration that hinges on the interaction of (i) the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the “NY...more

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