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Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna

Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna, 546 U.S. 440 (2006)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2006

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Under the FAA an arbitration provision is severable from the remainder of the contract; a challenge to the validity of the contract as a whole (including a claim that it is illegal and void), as opposed to the arbitration clause specifically, must be decided by the arbitrator, not the court.

Area of Law

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