Legal Opinion
Amgen, Incorporated v. Kidney Center of Delaware County, Limited
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 6, 1996No. 95-1988PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Through the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. § 1, et seq., Congress has adopted a policy favoring arbitration as a means of resolving certain contractual disputes. The FAA creates a body of substantive law that regulates arbitration agreements involving interstate commerce or maritime transactions, and this law generally attempts to make arbitration agreements easier to enforce and arbitration proceedings easier to administer. Towards these ends, it authorizes the federal courts to enforce the arbitration agreements to which it applies. In addition, it creates…
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