United States Fourth Circuit

Where the parties contractually agreed to arbitrate "any controversy or claim" between them "arising out of or related to" a particular contract, the fact that a prior contract did not contain an arbitration clause will not preclude arbitration of a dispute relating to the second agreement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/02/2001
• Decided 03/29/2001
• Published 03/29/2001

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, MOTZ, Circuit Judge, and HALL, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Thomas Louis Stephenson, Nexsen, Pruet, Jacobs & Pollard, L.L.P., Greenville, SC, for Appellant.  Robert L. Widener, McNair Law Firm, P.A., Columbia, SC, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Benjamin E. Nicholson, V, McNair Law Firm, P.A., Columbia, SC, for Appellee.