VOLT INFO. SCIENCES, INC. v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF LELAND STANFORD JR. U.

No. 87-1318.

489 U.S. 468 (1989)

VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC. v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 6, 1989


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Harrington argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Robert B. Thum and Deanne M. Tully.

David M. Heilbron argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was Leslie G. Landau.


CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Unlike its federal counterpart, the California Arbitration Act, Cal. Civ. Proc. Code Ann. § 1280 et seq. (West 1982), contains a provision allowing a court to stay arbitration pending resolution of related litigation. We hold that application of the California statute is not pre-empted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA or Act), 9 U. S. C. § 1 et seq., in a case where the parties...

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