BGT Group, Inc. v. Tradewinds Engine Services, LLC

This is BGT Group, Inc.’s appeal from a non-final order denying its motion to compel arbitration of its dispute with Trade-winds Engine Services, LLC. We affirm the order, because the contract documents failed to sufficiently describe the collateral document that contained an arbitration clause, so that it failed to incorporate it by reference into the sales contract.

This dispute arises from BGT’s sale of used gas turbine parts for power generation to Tradewinds. BGT claims that Tradewinds breached the sales contract by failing to make the final payment; Tradewinds contends that BGT falsely…