In Re Rubiola

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that nonsignatories could compel arbitration where mortgage financing agreement contained broad arbitration clause and defined “parties” to include certain nonsignatories
• holding that ″parties to an arbitration agreement may grant non-signatories the right to compel arbitration″
• holding that, generally, ″parties must sign arbitration agreements before being bound by them″
• explaining that obligation to arbitrate in agreement may bind non-signatory under principles of agency
• agreement to arbitrate is valid if it meets general contract law requirements of the state
• “Because the arbitration agreement expressly provides that certain non- signatories are considered parties, we conclude that such parties may compel arbitration under the agreement.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).