Volt Info. Scis., Inc. v. Bd. of Trs.

Holding that the Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to enforce arbitration agreements according to their terms, including where the parties "specify by contract the rules under which arbitration will be conducted"

Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc.

Holding unilateral arbitration provision substantively unconscionable

Pinnacle Museum Tower Association v. Pinnacle Market Development (Us), LLC

Holding that an arbitration clause in CC&Rs was binding on the homeowners' association, even though the association did not exist as an independent entity when the CC&Rs were drafted and recorded

Little v. Auto Stiegler, Inc.

Holding "procedural element" established where employer had "imposed on [employee] an adhesive arbitration agreement"; observing "few employees are in a position to refuse a job because of an arbitration requirement"

Mercuro v. Superior Court

Holding arbitration provision substantively unconscionable where it "compel[ed] arbitration of the claims employees are more likely to bring"

Fitz v. NCR Corp.

Holding that an incorporated AAA discovery rule was deliberately hidden by a conflicting discovery provision in the arbitration agreement

Cronus Invs., Inc. v. Concierge Servs.

Holding that section 1281.2, subd. (c) "does not undermine or frustrate the FAA's substantive policy favoring arbitration" and, thus, is not preempted

Hoover v. American Income Life Insurance Co.

Holding that "the rights accorded by [Labor Code] sections 203, 1194, and 2802 may not be subject to negotiation or waiver .... For an arbitration clause to operate for individual statutory claims, there must be a clear and unmistakable waiver of a judicial forum."

Bruni v. Didion

Holding plaintiffs are not bound by Evid. Code, § 622 to a recital that they had read a sample copy of a warranty booklet"

Trivedi v. Curexo Technology Corp.

Holding that failure to attach the AAA arbitration rules weighed in favor of a finding of procedural unconscionability

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 1281.8 - Application for provisional remedy in connection with arbitrable controversy

Allowing a party to an arbitration agreement to seek preliminary injunctive relief regardless of the arbitration agreement's language

Rule 8.500 - Petition for review