Cannatti analyzes Alafabco, which reached the United States Supreme Court after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that a transaction between two Alabama residents was beyond the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). He provides an overview of the history of the FAA and analyzes cases in which the U.S. Supreme Court defined the Act’s scope. He also explains how Alafabco resolves questions posed by the Court’s decision in UnitedStates v. Lopez.
