Arthur Andersen LLP v. Carlisle

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the issue of whether a nonsignatory can be bound by or compel arbitration under an arbitration agreement is governed by state law
• holding that litigant who was not party to relevant arbitration agreement may invoke provisions of PAA if relevant state contract law allows non-party to enforce agreement
• holding that state law governs whether an arbitration clause is enforceable against a nonsignatory under the FAA
• holding that “traditional principles” of state law govern whether a nonparty to a contract can enforce an arbitration clause
• holding that a non-party can enforce an arbitration agreement if the relevant state contract law allows him to enforce the agreement
• holding that the Federal Arbitration Act incorporates the contract formation and enforceability doctrines of the underlying state

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