US 882
Yearbook
Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XLII (2017)
Jurisdiction
United States
Excerpt
Excerpt decision US 882
Summary
US 882. Elvis Mueller Cristy v. (1) MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA., (2) MSC Cruises (USA), Inc., (3) MSC Crociere, S.A., United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Case No. 13-61720-Civ-SCOLA, 21 February 2014; United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; Case No. 14-11241, Non-Argument Calendar, 26 November 2014
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Agreement providing for arbitration in another State
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Agreement providing for arbitration within forum's State
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No place of arbitration designated
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"Null and void", etc.
The court discusses how to interpret the Convention’s requirement that the agreement is not null and void etc., as well as specific cases of invalidity: e.g., lack of consent (misrepresentation, duress, or fraud), vague wording of the arbitral clause; other terms of the contract contradict the intention to arbitrate, etc.