Texas Federal Court adds to Precedent Allowing Non-Signatories to be Bound By Arbitration Agreements and Adds Helpful Holding on Jurisdictional Issues.
Article from: TDM 5 (2007), in International Oil & Gas Arbitration
Introduction
In two rulings, late last year the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas considered the issue of a non-signatory's rights and obligations under an arbitration agreement. In each case the Court held the non-signatory bound to the arbitration agreement and stayed litigation pending arbitration. For earlier discussion see J. Sentner, Who is Bound by Arbitration Agreements? Enforcement By and Against Non-Signatories , Business Law International, Vol. No. 1 pp 55 0 75, Jan, 2005. In the case of Maurice S. Jordon v. Sony BMG Music ...
