New Jersey law does not require mutuality of remedy under an arbitration clause. Consequently, the Agreement is valid. B. The Agreement's Scope To stay the action, the court must determine whether an issue in the case refers to arbitration under the agreement. See 9 U.S.C. 3. If the court decides that the dispute falls within the scope of the arbitration agreement, it may not consider the merits, but must refer the matter to arbitration.
Issues regarding the three restrictive covenants are the only exceptions.
Therefore, the dispute falls within the agreement's scope. Nonsignatories of arbitration agreements may be bound by such agreements under ordinary common law contract and agency principles. In re Prudential Ins. Sales Practice Lit. Agency principles require claims against officers of one of the contracting parties who were not signatories to the arbitration agreement be submitted to arbitration.