Tag: Federal Arbitration Act

Arbitration Provision In Insurance Policy Applies Because Federal Arbitration Act Supersedes State Law Making Such Clauses Illegal

Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 15, 2019 “Oh, Boy!” was my first thought after reading a case which holds that those arbitration agreements requiring policyholders to arbitrate in far-away places could not be stopped by state law. Congress should stop this, and state legislators should write laws to ban those… Continue reading Arbitration Provision In Insurance Policy Applies Because Federal Arbitration Act Supersedes State Law Making Such Clauses Illegal

Are Residential Real Estate Contracts Outside the Bounds of the Federal Arbitration Act?

Liz Kramer – July 25, 2012 The Supreme Court of South Carolina just ruled that contracts for the sale of residential property are not interstate commerce, and therefore are outside the reach of the Federal Arbitration Act. Bradley v. Brentwood Homes, Inc., __ S.E.2d __, 2012 WL 2847616 (S.C. July 11, 2012). That is a… Continue reading Are Residential Real Estate Contracts Outside the Bounds of the Federal Arbitration Act?