By Richard A. Bales and Sue Irion. 113 Penn St. L. Rev. 1081.
When the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) was enacted in 1925, it was meant to strengthen commercial associations’ internal arbitrations. In the years since its passage, the type and number of arbitrations have increased exponentially. In part, this increase is due to the fact that predispute arbitration agreements are now widely used for consumer contracts and many employment agreements . . . [keep reading]