Lexington Marketing Group, Inc. v. Goldbelt Eagle, LLC

OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Goldbelt Corporation is a majority shareholder of both Goldbelt Eagle, LLC and CP Leasing, Inc. Goldbelt Eagle entered into a contract for marketing services with Lexington Marketing Group (Lexington), a Virginia corporation wholly owned by Lisbeth Gnug-noli. The agreement contained an arbitration clause. In May 2005 Lexington filed a complaint in superior court, requesting that the court compel arbitration of a dispute over whether Goldbelt Eagle owed it compensation for a referral under the marketing contract. The superior court granted summary…