North Carolina Said "No" to Out-of-State Arbitration. The FAA Said Otherwise.

Parties involved in North Carolina construction projects have long looked to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 22B-2 when a contract requires disputes over North Carolina real property to be resolved in another state. The statute is direct: such a provision is "void and against public policy," and its language expressly reaches "litigation, arbitration, or other dispute resolution process."... By: Baker Donelson