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Federal Court Says Invocation of AAA’s Rules Subjects Arbitrability Questions to Arbitrator

Brendan Gooley of Carlton Fields discusses the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York's recent refusal to decide arbitrability questions after determining that the arbitration agreement at issue incorporated the rules of the American Arbitration Association.

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