D.C. Circuit: Arbitration Agreement Dispute Should Go To Limited Trial

Mealey's (July 27, 2020, 1:39 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Under Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act, when there is a dispute regarding the establishment of an arbitration agreement, that issue alone should go to trial, a District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled July 24 in an age bias case, vacating denial of a motion to compel arbitration and remanding, noting that the issue is one of first impression (Jin O. Jin v. Parsons Corporation, No. 19-7019, D.C. Cir.)....