LegalZoom.com, Inc. v. McIllwain

JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, Justice.

hLegalZoom.com, Inc., appeals from an order of the Pope County Circuit Court denying its motion to compel arbitration. On appeal, appellant makes two arguments: (1) that the circuit court erred because Arkansas law does not prohibit the enforcement of arbitration agreements requiring resolution through arbitration of private claims when a dispute concerns allegations of the unauthorized practice of law, and (2) any rule prohibiting arbitration of unauthorized-practicerof-law claims would be preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). We reverse and remand.

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