Directv, Inc. v. Imburgia

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the California Court of Appeal's interpretation of the contractual phrase 'law of your state' to include state law invalidated by federal preemption was preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act. Accordingly, the arbitration agreement must be enforced. The Court reasoned that the clause's interpretation was unique to arbitration and did not treat arbitration contracts on equal footing with other contracts.