Rent-A-Ctr. v. Jackson

Holding that "an arbitration provision is severable from the remainder of the contract," even where the contract containing the arbitration provision is itself an arbitration agreement (quoting Buckeye , 546 U.S. at 445, 126 S.Ct. 1204 )

Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.

Holding that a claim arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (1994 ed.), may be subject to compulsory arbitration

EPIC Sys. Corp. v. Lewis

Holding that, under Concepcion , "courts may not allow a contract defense to reshape traditional individualized arbitration" and "a rule seeking to declare individualized arbitration proceedings off limits" is preempted by the FAA

Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd

Holding that the word "shall" in a separate section of the FAA constituted a mandate to the district court

Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc.

Holding unilateral arbitration provision substantively unconscionable

Chiron Corp. v. Ortho Diagnostic Sys.

Holding that "district court correctly found that the federal law of arbitrability under the FAA governs the allocation of authority between courts and arbitrators" despite arbitration agreement's choice-of-law provision

Engalla v. Permanente Med. Grp., Inc.

Holding that a party's "course of delay" in performing the terms of the contract, when "unreasonable or undertaken in bad faith, may provide sufficient grounds" for a finding of waiver

KPMG LLP v. Cocchi

Holding that the FAA has been “interpreted to require that if a dispute presents multiple claims, some arbitrable and some not, the former must be sent to arbitration even if this will lead to piecemeal litigation”

Moncharsh v. Heily Blase

Holding that "a party [who] is claiming the entire contract is illegal, or the arbitration agreement itself is illegal" must "raise the illegality question prior to participating in the arbitration process"

Brennan v. Opus Bank, Corp.

Holding that the plaintiff's unconscionability claim was for the arbitrator to decide because the plaintiff "failed to make any arguments specific to the delegation provision and instead argued that the [arbitration provision] as a whole [was] unconscionable"

Section 1 - "Maritime transactions" and "commerce" defined; exceptions to operation of title

Defining the word "commerce" in the language of the Commerce Clause itself

Section 2 - Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate

Granting federal jurisdiction where there is "a transaction involving [interstate] commerce"

Section 3 - Stay of proceedings where issue therein referable to arbitration

Providing for a stay of judicial proceedings on "issue referable to arbitration"

Section 4 - Failure to arbitrate under agreement; petition to United States court having jurisdiction for order to compel arbitration; notice and service thereof; hearing and determination

Granting authority to federal courts to compel party to participate in arbitration where a valid arbitration agreement exists

Section 1717 - Contract providing for award of attorney's fees and costs incurred in enforcing contract

Allowing an award of attorney's fees where the contract specifically provides for attorney's fees that are incurred to enforce that contract

Section 1280 - Definitions

Defining drafting party

Section 1670.5 - Contract or clause unconscionable

Adopting UCC section 2-302 and making it generally applicable to all contracts

Section 1281.4 - Stay of action or proceeding until arbitration had in accordance with order or issue to arbitrate determined

Mandating stay "until an arbitration is had" when a portion of a lawsuit is sent to arbitration

Section 1589 - Voluntary acceptance of benefit of transaction

Section 10 - Holidays within meaning of code