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THE FOURTH CIRCUIT ADOPTS BROAD INTERPRETATION OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION IN CASES IN WHICH A CONTROVERSY UNDERLYING AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT PRESENTS A BROAD FEDERAL QUESTION IN DISCOVER V. VADEN - Journal of American Arbitration (JAA) - Vol. 4, No. 1

Author(s): 
Abigail Whiffen
Page Count: 
5 pages
Published: 
March, 2005
Jurisdictions: 
United States
Practice Areas: 
Authority of the Arbitral Tribunal,
Arbitrators and Arbitral Tribunals,
Court Decisions

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I.  OVERVIEW 

II.  THE COURT’S DECISION 

A.  Subject Matter Jurisdiction over Section 4 Petitions to Compel  Arbitration 

B.  The Text of Section 4 of the FAA 

C.  The Fourth Circuit’s Rejection of the Westmoreland Doctrine 

1.  The Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule 

2.  The Federal Policy Regarding Arbitration 

D.  Fourth Circuit Decisions