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US Supreme Court rejects state public policy grounds for refusing to enforce arbitration agreements under the FAA

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
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  • March 5 2012

In Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overruled the West Virginia Supreme Court's refusal to enforce a predispute arbitration agreement governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) based upon a state public policy prohibiting arbitration of claims alleging personal injury or wrongful death against nursing homes