The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)is designed to make certain that properly initiated arbitration agreements will be enforced by the courts.

Federal Arbitration Act

A U.S. federal law enacted in 1925 that provides for contractual agreements to arbitrate disputes rather than litigate them in courts.

Arbitration Agreements

Legal contracts that require parties to resolve disputes through arbitration rather than litigation.

Courts

Judicial tribunals that meet in a regular place and apply the law in an attempt to settle disputes by weighing the arguments presented by advocates for each party.