Originally from Journal of American Arbitration (JAA)

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I. OVERVIEW 

II. THE COURT’S DECISION 

A. The Bankruptcy Court Lacked Discretion to Deny Enforcement of an Arbitration Clause 

B. Congress Did Not Intend to Create an Exception to the Application of the Federal Arbitration Act with Respect to Either the Bankruptcy Code or Federal and State

             Consumer Protection Laws 

C. Neither the Doctrines of Judicial Estoppel nor Raising a

             New Issue on Appeal Prevent the Court from Reviewing the Bankruptcy Court’s Discretion to Deny Arbitration