Peter Vogel Discusses Nokia's Lawsuit to Enforce Swedish Arbitration Ruling
29 November 2012
E-Commerce Times interviewed Gardere Partner Peter S. Vogel, chair of the Firm's Internet, eCommerce and Technology Industry Team, regarding Nokia's lawsuit against Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry, filed in the United States, U.K. and Canada seeking enforce an arbitration ruling it won in Sweden.
"Most courts around the world – including in the U.S. – historically have supported arbitration rulings in business," Mr. Vogel said. "The nature of arbitration is that it is creature of contract. If two business parties have agreed to let the arbitrator make a decision, then generally the courts will uphold the decision."
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