Question juridique clé
Whether the consortium contract contained a valid arbitration agreement excluding state court jurisdiction
Solution extraite
No. The clause did not clearly and unambiguously show an agreement to submit disputes to binding arbitration under exclusion of state courts.
Motifs extraits
The wording indicated only an intention to try to agree later on an arbitrator or arbitral tribunal and expressly reserved access to the competent court if no agreement was reached; that is not a clear waiver of state jurisdiction.