Split Calif. High Court Upholds Validity Of Arbitration Fee Rule

By Lauren Berg ( August 12, 2025, 11:47 PM EDT) -- A California statute waiving arbitration rights for a party that does not timely pay arbitration fees is not preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act, a split California Supreme Court ruled, saying the state law doesn't disfavor arbitration and is meant to deter parties from employing "strategic nonpayment" of fees....

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