Nevada Supreme Court Holds That Two Non-Signatories To An Arbitration Agreement Can Be Compelled To Arbitrate

Arbitration is a creature of contract….except when it’s not. Courts often find that parties to an arbitration agreement can enforce its provisions against non-signatories, and that non-signatories can require contracting parties to arbitrate. But can a non-signatory require another non-signatory to arbitrate? According to the Nevada Supreme Court, this is conceptually OK. Those interested can find the opinion here and this analysis by Allen Matkins, available in JD Supra.