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The Federal Arbitration Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1925 that governs arbitration in contracts implicating interstate commerce. The Act applies in both federal and state courts. 
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Fourth Circuit Rules that SCRA Does Not Preclude Arbitration

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In a decision with potentially wide-ranging implications, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s decision to deny a national bank’s motion to compel arbitration, finding that amendments to the...more

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In Groundbreaking Decision, Second Circuit Harmonizes Service Requirements Under the Federal Arbitration Act, the New York...

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On October 3, 2022, in Commodities & Minerals Enterprise Ltd. v. CVG Ferrominera Orinoco, C. A., the Second Circuit Court of Appeals resolved a novel question of first impression in favor of petitioner Commodities & Minerals...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Said “No” to Class Arbitration in Employment-Related Data Breach Dispute Because Arbitration Agreement...

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued two 5-4 decisions in as many months regarding class procedures. Lamp Plus, Inc. v. Varela, 587 U. S. ____ (2019) was favorable to corporate defendants by limiting the availability of class...more

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FAA Procedures Supersede the Federal Rules in Judicial Proceedings Concerning Arbitrability; Then The Courts Make It Complicated

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You are in federal court facing a motion to compel arbitration, and you reach for your well-worn copy of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in order to confirm how to go about your next step -- demanding a jury trial for...more

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Virgin Islands Supreme Court Confirms Applicability of FAA and Issues Guidance on Arbitration Agreements

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In Whyte v. Bockino, No. 2017-0024 (August 29, 2018), the Supreme Court of the United States Virgin Islands held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applies to contracts in the Virgin Islands and concluded that the claims...more

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Construction Arbitration: The Pros and Cons

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It's an unfortunate fact that many construction projects end in disputes, driving the parties into some form of dispute resolution. Many of these construction disputes are resolved through arbitration, which is a process...more

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Despite Legality, Employee Arbitration Pacts Are No Panacea

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On May 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, a 5-4 opinion written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, ended a six-year dispute started by the National Labor Relations Board’s 2012 decision in D.R. Horton. The...more

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Chris Lazarini Analyzes Right to Jury Under Section 4 of Federal Arbitration Act

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Bass, Berry & Sims Chris Lazarini analyzed a case outlining when a party is entitled to have a jury decide issues related to the making or enforceability of an arbitration agreement. ...more

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