Matter of Nicholson v. City of New York

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• finding that the plaintiff’s signing of an acknowledgement of the arbitration agreement demonstrated her assent to that agreement
• enforcing an arbitration agreement contained in a contract signed only by the party resisting arbitration
• applying ordinary meaning, companies were affiliates “by virtue of their common ownership”
• “But we have time and again, emphasized that we must interpret and enforce the words of the particular arbitration provision to which the parties agreed.”
• “As with any contract, we must first be satisfied that an agreement to arbitrate has been formed. We resolve this question according to state law principles governing contract formation.”
• “The heavy presumption of arbitrability requires that when the scope of the arbitration clause is open to question, a court must decide the question in favor of arbitration.” (quoting Levin v. Alms & Assocs., Inc., 634 F.3d 260, 266 (4th Cir. 2011))

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