Magistrate Compels Arbitration In Japan Of Microchip Manufacturers’ Dispute

Mealey's (June 8, 2023, 2:01 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California federal magistrate judge granted a motion to compel arbitration of a dispute among chip-makers before the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA), finding that the U.S. company’s claims for tortious interference and violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) against a Japanese chip-maker falls under the arbitration clause of a 2013 agreement between the parties....