GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp., fka Converteam SAS, Petitioner v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC, et al.

  1. June 02, 2020

    Justices Nix 11th Circ.'s 'Formalistic' View Of Arbitration Law

    The U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that nonsignatories to an international arbitration agreement may compel arbitration of disputes arising under that agreement, a decision that's being praised for bringing the U.S. in line with widely held views on arbitration law.

  2. June 01, 2020

    Justices Revive GE Unit's Arbitration Bid In Steel Plant Row

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday concluded that a French unit of General Electric Co. may be able to force arbitration of a multimillion-dollar dispute with an Alabama steel plant owner despite not signing an underlying arbitration agreement, reversing an Eleventh Circuit decision.

  3. January 21, 2020

    Justices Zero In On Consent In Steel Plant Arbitration Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stressed that parties must consent to arbitration as it considered whether to allow nonsignatories to an international arbitration agreement to force arbitration of a dispute, an unsettled area of U.S. law that critics say has caused uncertainty for the international business community.

  4. January 17, 2020

    Up Next At High Court: Arbitration, Church-State Separation

    Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. may be presiding over the third presidential impeachment in American history, but over at the U.S. Supreme Court it's business as usual, with he and his colleagues set to close out the January argument session with a pair of cases involving international arbitration and church-state separation.

  5. January 01, 2020

    4 International Arbitration Cases To Watch In 2020

    As international arbitration attorneys welcome a new decade, many are keeping a close watch on a handful of cases — including one in which the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether nonsignatories can enforce an international arbitration agreement and the long-awaited decision from a Dutch appeals court concerning the possible revival of $50 billion in arbitral awards against Russia. Here are the top four cases we're watching in 2020.

  6. November 25, 2019

    Nonsignatories Can't Force Arbitration, High Court Hears

    A decision allowing a French General Electric unit to force arbitration of a multimillion-dollar dispute with an Alabama steel plant owner despite not signing the underlying agreement could unfairly subject international businesses to unpredictable domestic law, the plant owner has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court.

  7. September 25, 2019

    Gov't Supports GE Unit On Arbitration Question At High Court

    The federal government has told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Eleventh Circuit's ruling that nonsignatories to agreements cannot compel arbitration under the New York Convention must be reversed, offering support to a French GE unit challenging the decision.

  8. July 03, 2019

    GE Case Asks High Court To Clarify Int'l Biz Uncertainty

    The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a French unit of General Electric Co. can force arbitration of a dispute with an Alabama steel plant owner despite not signing an underlying arbitration agreement, an opportunity for the justices to provide clarity on an increasingly salient point of U.S. law.

  9. June 28, 2019

    GE $45M Faulty-Motor Row Will Go To High Court

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a multimillion-dollar dispute over allegedly faulty motors involving a French unit of General Electric Co. to resolve the question of whether nonsignatories to an international arbitration agreement can force arbitration of a dispute.