Ge Energy Power Conversion France Sas, Corp., Fka Converteam Sas, Petitioner v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the New York Convention does not conflict with domestic equitable estoppel doctrines that permit enforcement of arbitration agreements by nonsignatories, reversing the Eleventh Circuit and remanding for further determination of whether GE Energy may enforce the arbitration clauses under such doctrines. Justice Sotomayor concurred, emphasizing that any domestic doctrine must be rooted in the FAA's consent principle.