State Prohibitions on Arbitrations Are Preempted By Federal Arbitration Act, U.S. Supreme Court Holds
On February 21, 2012, the United States Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion in Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown, 565 U.S. ____ (2012). This opinion expressly overruled the opinion of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in Brown…
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Tenth Circuit Upholds Arbitration Clause in Drilling Equipment Dispute
On January 2, 2012, the Tenth Circuit dismissed a Plaintiff’s case and compelled the parties to arbitrate a dispute overturning an Oklahoma District Court. EEC, Inc. v. Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Inc., This holding supports the federal policy embodied under the Federal…
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