(March 21, 2016, 9:32 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a petition for certiorari filed March 4, the U.S. Supreme Court is asked to determine whether North Carolina courts improperly disregarded the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards by refusing to stay proceedings pending international arbitration arising from a contract with a valid arbitration clause (Neusoft Medical System Company Ltd., et al. v. NeuIsys LLC, No. 15-1121, U.S. Sup.; 2016 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1091)....