Pelikan Holding AG v. Nu-Kote Holding, Inc. (In Re Nu-Kote Holding, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM

KEITH M. LUNDIN, Bankruptcy Judge.

This is a declaratory action to determine the scope and enforceability of arbitration clauses in contracts between a now reorganized Chapter 11 debtor and a Swiss holding company that sold assets and stock to the Debtor four years before bankruptcy. The arbitration provisions are broadly applicable and enforceable. The following are findings of fact and conclusions of law. FED. R. BANKR. P. 7052.

Facts

By connected agreements beginning in November, 1994, Pelikan Holding AG (“Pelikan”) sold to Nu-kote Holding, Inc. (“Nu-kote” or “Debtor”) assets and…