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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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House Judiciary Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Arbitration Agreements

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A subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing titled “Justice Denied: Forced Arbitration and the Erosion of our Legal System.”...more

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Alan Kaplinsky Submits Responses To Follow Up Questions From Senate Judiciary Committee Members

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On April 2, Alan Kaplinsky, who leads our Consumer Financial Services Group, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee at its “Arbitration in America” hearing. Subsequent to the hearing, Alan received a letter from...more

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USERRA No Bar to Enforcing Employment Arbitration Agreement, Federal Appeals Court Rules

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The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) does not prohibit compelling a former employee to arbitrate his USERRA claims under an arbitration agreement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...more

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Ninth Circuit Rules that Arbitration of USERRA Claims Permissible

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In Ziober v. BLB Resources, Inc., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 18516 (9th Cir., Oct. 14, 2016), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit joined three other circuit courts in holding that the Uniformed Services...more

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