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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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Fourth Circuit Holds SCRA Does Not Bar Mandatory Arbitration in Consumer Agreements, Forcing Portion of Class Action Into...

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On January 27, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a significant opinion holding that the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) does not prohibit the enforcement of arbitration...more

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