UNITED STATES 925
Yearbook
Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, S. W. Schill (ed.), Vol. XLIII (2018)
Jurisdiction
United States
Summary
US 925. Eazy Electronics & Technology, LLC, et al. v. LG Electronics, Inc., et al., United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico, Civil No. 16-1830 (GAG), 30 December 2016
Related topics
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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.