Regardless of whether Robin Thicke’s 2013 megahit “Blurred Lines” plagiarized Marvin Gayes’ 1977 hit “Got To Give Up,” the song’s title provides an accurate description of what constitutes “consent” by a non-signatory in arbitration.

In recent years, U.S. courts have increasingly tended not only to enforce mandatory arbitration agreements, but also to compel arbitration even in instances where one of the parties did not sign an agreement to arbitrate.