Alternative Dispute Resolution,
California Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov. 10, 2017
The ever-expanding Federal Arbitration Act
Ever since Congress enacted the Federal Arbitration Act in 1925 the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly expanded the scope of the statute.
Lawrence Waddington
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JAMS
Email: waddington1@aol.com
Lawrence is a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge and former assistant attorney general for the state of California. He is author of "Disorder in the Court" at Amazon.com. He also edits the 9th Circuit blog, "The 9th Circuit Watch."
Ever since Congress enacted the Federal Arbitration Act in 1925 the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly expanded the scope of the statute. After eroding state jurisdiction of local arbitration by imposing federal law preemption, the court also included employment law in addition to commercial and consumer law. Ironically, all these cases were decided by applying substantive contract principles of state law.
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