The Federal Arbitration Act exempts the "contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce." 9 U.S.C. § 1.

There are typically seven stages of the arbitration process: Claimant Files a Claim. Respondent Submits Answer. Parties Select Arbitrators. Parties Attend Initial Prehearing Conference. Parties Exchange Discovery. Parties Attend Hearings. Arbitrators Deliberate and Render Award.

When Does a Federal District Court Have Jurisdiction over an FAA Dispute? Enforcement of the FAA is not limited to federal courts. See Vaden v. Discover Bank, 556 U.S. 49, 71 (2009) (“Under the FAA, state courts as well as federal courts are obliged to honor and enforce agreements to arbitrate.”).

Agreeing to Arbitrate: The California Arbitration Act states that any agreement to submit a dispute, whether currently in the dispute or the future, to arbitration is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable unless the contract to arbitrate violates contract law.

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires courts to enforce arbitration agreements ing to their terms. However, under section 2 of the FAA, that federal law applies only to contracts evidencing a transaction involving interstate commerce.

The Federal Arbitration Act and Preemption The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article VI, clause 2) provides the basis for the doctrine of federal preemption, under which “state laws that interfere with, or are contrary to, federal law” are invalidated.

The FAA applies to the parties' agreement to arbitrate disputes whether or not it is expressly mentioned in that agreement — and is presumed to preempt the state law selected in a general choice-of-law provision unless the contract expressly evidences the parties' clear intent that state arbitration law applies in ...

The FAA applies to any contract “evidencing a transaction involving commerce” that is subject to a written agreement to arbitrate.

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The California Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal and held that California law also does not impose a prejudice requirement. The goal was to eliminate the expense and delay of extended court proceedings.This resulted in the policy that federal courts favor arbitration. Superior Court ex rel. Golden State Foods Corporation.

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