Garmo v. Dean, Witter, Reynolds, Inc.

Are claims under the Consumer Protection Act, RCW 19.86, and The Securities Act of Washington, RCW 21.20, referable to arbitration under an arbitration clause contained in an executed brokerage agreement? We hold that the federal arbitration act, 9 U.S.C. § 2 (1982), as construed by the United States Supreme Court in South-land Corp. v. Keating, — U.S. —, 79 L. Ed. 2d 1, 104 S. Ct. 852 (1984), mandates that all claims, either statutory or nonstatutory, arising under a written brokerage agreement, be settled by arbitration in accordance with the terms of the brokerage agreement.

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