Ponds signed the separation agreement in that capacity, then immediately resigned from Chemours, according to the court filing. "Is there any doubt that Chemours was under the domination of DuPont?" Chemours attorney William Savitt asked at a hearing earlier this month. DuPont argued that the separation agreement was a valid contract under Delaware law and the arbitration delegation clause was not subject to challenge as being "procedurally unconscionable." DuPont attorney Robert Saunders also noted that, under Delaware law, the directors and officers of a wholly-owned subsidiary owe their duties to the parent company and its stockholders. "As a result, the enforceability of agreements entered into a between a parent and a wholly-owned subsidiary, including agreements to arbitrate, are not called into question merely because the parent dictates their terms," he said.