United States Ninth Circuit

When an underlying agreement contains only a general state choice-of-law clause, federal law governs the right to compel arbitration, and state law governs all other aspects of the contract. (Amended opinion).

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/04/2001
• Decided 02/19/2002
• Published 04/10/2002

Judges

• Before:  O'SCANNLAIN and PAEZ, Circuit Judges and KING, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lawrence E. Eden (argued), Lawrence R. Goerke, Encinitas, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dean T. Janis (argued), Jonathan S. Dabbieri, San Diego, CA;  Edward W. Harris III (argued), Steven S. Shockley, Maggie L. Smith, Indianapolis, IN, for the defendants-appellees.