Arbitration Provisions Held Valid in Noel Dispute with Rich Paul and Klutch

By Jonathan Wynne A federal District Court Judge in Texas reiterated the strongly held congressional policy favoring arbitration in a September 2022 Order of a payment dispute between NBA Center Nerlens Noel and his then agents, Rich Paul and Klutch Sports.  Paul and Klutch sought payment for fees earned under the Standard Player Agent Contract (SPAC) that Noel had signed in 2017.  Paul filed a grievance against Noel, triggering arbitration pursuant to the SPAC.  The underly