UNITED STATES 305
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Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XXV (2000)
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US 305. United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 26 January 1999
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Scope of arbitration agreement
The court discusses whether the dispute falls within the wording of the arbitration agreement; and whether claims in tort fall within the scope of the agreement.
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Arbitrability (see also Art. V(2) sub ground a. "arbitrability", ¶519)
The court discusses whether a certain dispute could be settled by arbitration, and the law applicable to that determination.
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Third parties (see also Art. I sub F "problems concerning the identity of the respondent", ¶106)
Multi-party disputes: The court discusses under which conditions non-signatories are covered by an arbitration agreement entered into by another party.
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Concurrent court proceedings ("indivisibility")
Multi-party disputes: The court discusses whether related court proceedings may absorb (by vis atractiva) arbitration proceedings.