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Chancery Court Compels Arbitration Based On Email Communications That Included All Essential Terms

Chancery Court Compels Arbitration Based On Email Communications That Included All Essential Terms

By: Scott E. Waxman and Trevor M. Gates

In Gomes v. Karnell, No. 11814-VCMR (Del. Ch. Nov. 30, 2016), the Delaware Court of Chancery granted the defendants’ motion to compel arbitration and held that an email exchange between the parties’ attorneys formed a valid arbitration agreement.  The plaintiff, Mark Gomes (“Gomes”), an investment analyst with thousands of followers, alleged breaches of fiduciary duty, breaches of contract, waste, and aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duty.

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