United States Supreme Court

The District Court's order compelling arbitration is reversed, where a federal court may "look through" a 9 U.S.C. section 4 petition to determine whether it is predicated on a controversy that "arises under" federal law. However, a federal court may not entertain a Section 4 petition based on the contents of a counterclaim where the whole controversy between the parties does not qualify for federal-court adjudication.

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• Decided 03/09/2009
• Published 03/09/2009

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• United States Supreme Court

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