4th Circuit Finds U.S. Businessmen Assented To Chinese Arbitration Provision

Mealey's (June 12, 2020, 10:18 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on June 8 affirmed a district court’s rulings granting a motion to compel arbitration and confirming an arbitration award of approximately $306,832 against two U.S. businessmen in a dispute with a Chinese manufacturer after finding their arguments that they had not assented to the arbitration provision unsupported by the record (Denver Global Products, Inc. v. Roger Leon, et al. v. Rato North America, Inc., et al., No. 18-1853, 4th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 17955)....