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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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Fifth Circuit: Reference to Defunct Entity Did Not Abrogate Intent to Arbitrate

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration, finding that the parties’ arbitration clause expressed a clear intent to arbitrate and that the reference in...more

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5th Circuit Rules Intent to Arbitrate Trumps Defunct Forum

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The Fifth Circuit ruled that Baker Hughes Saudi Arabia and Dynamic Industries, Inc., could be compelled to arbitration in a forum that no longer exists. In doing so, the court ruled that the parties’ “dominant purpose was to...more

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