Federal Arbitration Act Trumps California Law – Arbitration Agreements and the Bottom Line.

The article provides an overview of legal developments regarding enforcing private arbitration agreements in California. It highlights ways in which challenges to agreements have come up short. It also considers the important ramifications of the developments on companies doing business in the state. It notes that businesses can take advantage of contractual arbitration clauses that courts formerly refused to enforce while they do business in the state.