Bush v. Paragon Property, Inc.

I concur with the majority opinion only in the result that it reaches. Because the issue before us can be resolved by applying Oregon law in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 USC §§ 1-16, there is no need to reach the constitutional issues raised by the majority opinion nor is there a need to overrule Berger Farms v. First Interstate *711Bank, 148 Or App 33, 939 P2d 64 (1997), rev allowed 327 Or 192 (1998).

The principal purpose of the FAA is to ensure that arbitration agreements are enforced by courts in the same manner as other contracts. Allied-Bruce Terminex Cos. v. Dobson,…