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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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OppFi Hat Trick: Third Federal Court Upholds Arbitration Clause

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Earlier this month, in Fama v. Opportunity Financial LLC, a Magistrate Judge of the federal district court for the Western District of Washington held that the arbitration provision in OppFi’s installment loan agreement is...more

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Latin America Dispute Resolution Update – The Latest Developments in Cross-Border Disputes Related to the US and Latin America

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US Case Law Update - The U.S. Supreme Court and appellate courts have issued several recent decisions on important topics related to arbitration and the ability to enforce awards and judgments in the United States....more

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RICO Statute May Be Used To Enforce Arbitration Awards by Foreign Nationals Says U.S. Supreme Court

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On June 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly known as the RICO statute, may be used to enforce a foreign arbitration award. The Court’s opinion in...more

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Ninth Circuit Splits From the Second, Third and Fourth Circuits in “Brain Twister” Arbitration Case

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Arbitration provisions are common features of commercial agreements.  Arbitration is often touted as a cost-effective alternative to litigation that provides contract parties the freedom to decide everything from what law the...more

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Small business borrowers bring lawsuit alleging lender engaged in “rent-a-charter” scheme to make usurious loans

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A group of small businesses and their individual owners have filed a putative class action lawsuit in a New York federal district court against online lender Kabbage, Inc. that alleges Kabbage engaged in a “rent-a-charter”...more

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Tenth Circuit Refers Au Pairs’ Class Claims to Arbitration

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“Well, They Gave Me the Agreement in My Own Language, but I Still Didn’t Understand the English Version” doesn’t work. The Federal Arbitration Act will turn 100 in the next few years, but despite more than nine decades of...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial Of Motion To Compel Arbitration For Lack Of Federal Jurisdiction

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The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a plaintiff’s RICO claim, and thus found the district court lacked independent federal jurisdiction to compel arbitration of the dispute under the Federal Arbitration...more

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Eighth Circuit Upholds Arbitration Agreement In Absence Of Actual Proof Of Unconscionability Due To Cost

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The Eighth Circuit affirmed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri which rejected the contention that an arbitration agreement was unconscionable, and unenforceable under the Federal...more

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