p0562 A Code of Civil Procedure section imposing specified formal requirements on arbitration agreements contained in contracts to convey real property is pre-empted by the Federal Arbitration Act, because it applies to interstate commerce and because the Act provides that an arbitration clause in a contract involving interstate commerce cannot be invalidated except on grounds for the invalidation of any contract.CitationHEDGES v CARRIGAN (Real Estate Arbitration) 117 CA4 578 [See: CCP 1298; 9 USC 1 etseq; Doctor's Associates v Casarotto 517 US 681; AlliedBruce v Alafabco 539 US 52]
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