The arbitration system in Allegheny County provides for simple and concise pleadings and a trial of the issues enabling the parties to resolve claims. A statute enacted in 1925 that provides the basic legal principles applicable to arbitration in the US (9 USC §§ 1-16; 9 USC §§ 201-208; 9 USC §§ 301-307).Arbitration Act and make them state law. The Federal Arbitration Act or FAA, is an act of Congress that provides for non-judicial facilitation of private dispute resolution through arbitration. OPINION BY BOWES, J. ¶ 1 Richard and Candace Joseph appeal from the July 15, 2005 order denying their petition to modify or correct an arbitration award. Binding arbitration clauses in long-term care facility contracts. The Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") as conceived in 1925 was intended to facilitate. The Pennsylvania Judicial Code contains provisions authorizing each Judicial. District in the Commonwealth to adopt rules calling for the compulsory arbitration.