God's Battalion of Prayer Pentecostal Church, Inc. v. Miele Associates, LLP

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s order compelling arbitration, holding that an unsigned written agreement containing an arbitration clause is enforceable when the parties intended to be bound. The Court reasoned that the Church’s reliance on the agreement in its breach claim demonstrated assent, and that the lower courts correctly applied the rule that signatures are not required for arbitration agreements.