United States Ninth Circuit

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts Cal Bus. & Prof. Code sec. 20040.5, a statute which compells arbitration in California, rather than a foreign state.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/07/2001
• Decided 12/28/2001
• Published 12/28/2001

Judges

• TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:, Before:  NOONAN, HAWKINS, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric H. Karp, Boston, Massachusetts, for amicus curiae American Franchisee Association.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy C. Houpt, Salt Lake City, Utah, for the defendant-appellant., John C. Gorman, San Jose, California, for the plaintiffs-appellees.