U.S. Supreme Court,
Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court
Apr. 9, 2015
Once more unto the Federal Arbitration Act
In 2014, the state high court began losing its will to maneuver over the terrain of FAA jurisprudence with the U.S. high court. A recent grant of review suggests it's continuing to lose its appetite for this fight.
Steven B. Katz
Partner
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP
1800 Century Park E Fl 6
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Phone: (310) 597-4553
Email: skatz@constangy.com
USC Law School
Steven B. Katz is a partner and co-chair of the Appellate Practice Group at Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP. He represents employers in class, collective and representative actions, and appeals.
An article in the Boston University Law Review referred to the California's Supreme Court's 25-year-plus hostility to the Federal Arbitration Act as the "endless battleground." In 2014, the state high court began losing its will to maneuver over the terrain of FAA jurisprudence with the U.S. Supreme Court. The grant of review on April 1 of the 4th District Court of Appeal's decision in McGill v. Citibank, S224086, suggests that it may be continuing to lose its appetite for this fi...
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