Alfano v. BDO Seidman, LLP

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• holding that a nonsignatory could compel arbitration against the plaintiff because holding otherwise would “permit[] [the plaintiff] to avoid the practical consequences of his agreement to arbitrate”
• holding that \[u]nder [9 U.S.C. § 3] the court must stay an arbitrable action pending its arbitration\ after one of the parties applied for a stay
• holding that the [FAA] applied to an arbitration agreement because the transactions at issue occurred between a New Jersey resident and a German corporation in New York
• finding that \[u]nder [9 U.S.C. § 3] the court must stay an arbitrable action pending its arbitration\ after one of the parties applied for a stay

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