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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 10:38:30+00:00

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The Revised Florida Arbitration Code: Arbitration in Florida gets a Face Lift | Shulman ADR Law, P.A.
1	The Federal Arbitration Act still preempts arbitration clauses involving disputes involving “maritime transactions” or “interstate commerce” as defined in 9 U.S.C. §1. An exception to the preemption exists where the parties have specifically stated that the law of Florida would govern the agreement. Volt Information Sciences, Inc. v. Board of Trustees, 489 U.S. 468 (1989).
2	The Revised Code will apply to ALL non‐preempted arbitration agreements as of July 1, 2016, and applies to any pre‐existing agreement where the parties agree it will apply. Fla. Stat. § 682.013 (2013).
proceedings pre‐ and post‐hearing; the standards for judicial vacation or modification of an arbitration award; arbitrator immunity; the arbitrator’s authority to change an award; provisional remedies; arbitrator authority to issue subpoenae and to permit depositions; the enforceability of a judgment on award or the bases for appeal therefrom. Fla. Stat. § 682.014 (2013).
4	Fla. Stat. § 682.02(2) – (4) (2013).
5	Fla. Stat. § 682.03 (2013).
Arbitration Act, whether the substance of the claim being arbitrated is a creature of state or federal law. American Exp. Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, 133 S. Ct. 2304, 2312 (2013); AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct.
1740, 178 – 1752 (2011). The Florida Supreme Court has followed Concepcion, acknowledging that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts state law. McKenzie Check Advance of Florida, LLC v. Betts, 112 So.3d 1176, 1183 – 1188 (Fla. 2013).
7	I.e., an arbitrator “who has a known, direct, and material interest in the outcome of the arbitration proceeding or a known, existing, and substantial relationship with a party.” Fla. Stat. § 682.04 (2013).
8	Fla. Stat. § 682.041 (2013).
9	Fla. Stat. §§ 682.031, 682.081 (2013).
10	Fla. Stat. § 682.051 (2013). Arbitrators are also entitled to their reasonable attorney’s fees and costs if the Court determines the arbitrator is immune or is not required to testify. Id.
11	Fla. Stat. § 682.08 (2013).
12	Fla. Stat. § 682.06 (2013).
13	Fla. Stat. §§ 682.05, 682.06 (2013).
14	Fla. Stat. §§ 682.09 – 682.10, 682.12 – 682.14 (2013).

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