Michael Shane Davis v. Southern Energy

DUBINA, Circuit'Judge:

The important 'question presented in this appeal is whether the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act permits or prohibits the enforcement of pre-dispute binding arbitration clauses within written warranties. We hold that the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act permits binding arbitration and that a written warranty claim arising under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act may be subject to a valid pre-dispute binding arbitration agreement.

I. BACKGROUND

In October 1999, Michael Shane Davis and Heather N. Davis (“the Davises”) purchased a manufactured home constructed by Southern Energy Homes, Inc.…