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Federal Arbitration Act › Waiver of Rights › Motion to Compel

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 law firm and debt collector waived arbitration rights by filing collection actions in state court

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A Fourth Circuit panel affirmed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration, finding that the law firm and debt collector who sought to compel arbitration of a class action had waived the right to arbitrate by previously...more

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Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., and its Implications Pertaining to Litigants and the Right to Arbitrate

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The use of arbitration clauses and agreements is not infrequent, forcing federal and state courts to address the enforceability of such agreements on numerous grounds. Courts have created variants of federal procedural rules,...more

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