As discussed in earlier posts, the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. § 1, et seq., does not provide an independent basis for federal subject matter jurisdiction over federal court proceedings concerning domestic...more
In a previous post, we addressed what may happen when a defendant in federal litigation seeks to compel arbitration under Ch. 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. § 4, but the applicable arbitration agreement...more
In most countries, it is uncontroversial that a court sitting at the situs of an arbitration has jurisdiction to adjudicate a petition to confirm or vacate or modify an award issued in that arbitration. In the United States...more
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