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Letter to the Editor

Jul. 30, 2013

Vindication exception to FAA was never meant to apply to states

Re: "Life and Times of California Arbitration," July 17. By Ronald W. Novotny

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

In his July 17 article, "Life and Times of California Arbitration," Steven Katz opines that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in the Italian Colors case disposes of the "Gentry rule" because it is "built entirely on the (shifting) sands of 'effective vindication.'" This is based on a common misperception of the "vindication of statutory rights" exception to Federal Arbitration Act preemption, which was neve...

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