What is the effect of the Federal Aviation Act on arbitration in motor vehicle disputes?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Pristine Environments Inc. v. Signet Jewelers Ltd., D071394 (Cal. App. 2017):
"[T]he [FAA] establishes a national policy favoring arbitration when the parties contract for that mode of dispute resolution. The Act . . . calls for the application, in state
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as well as federal courts, of federal substantive law regarding arbitration." (Preston v. Ferrer (2008) 552 U.S. 346, 349.)
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