Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit March 29, 2001, 00-1643 (Drews Distributing, Incorporated,plaintiff-Appellee v. Silicon Gaming, Incorporated)

OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from a dispute over the purchase of video gambling machines. We must determine the scope of an arbitration provision in a distribution contract between the manufacturer and distributor of the machines. That provision requires the parties to arbitrate “any controversy or claim” that is “related to” the distribution contract.