Court of Chancery of Delaware

In an underlying dispute between court reporting services companies involving the use of trade names and alleged improper advertising behavior, defendant's motion to compel arbitration of a common law trade name claim is granted where: 1) the arbitration clause at issue was broad; 2) the claim was within the scope of the clause; and 3) defendant, a nonsignatory to the agreement, could compel arbitration of the signatory-plaintiff under an equitable estoppel theory.

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• Decided 08/22/2006
• Published 09/05/2006

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• Court of Chancery of Delaware

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