Split Panel: Federal Courts Sitting In Diversity Must Decide State Arbitrability

Mealey's (October 7, 2021, 8:56 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — Where a federal court is sitting in diversity, it must decide state laws, including state arbitrability, a divided Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Sept. 8, holding that until Congress creates a different approach to arbitration, “courts can return the FAA [Federal Arbitration Act] to its ordinary meaning and give ordinary workers the benefits and obligations of arbitration written into law.”...