Marmet Health Care Center Inc. v. Brown, etc., No. 11-391; U.S. Supreme Court; per curiam opinion; decided February 21, 2012. On petitions for writs of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
State and federal courts must enforce the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., with respect to all arbitration agreements covered by that statute. Here, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, by misreading and disregarding the precedents of this Court interpreting the FAA, did not follow controlling federal law implementing that basic principle. The state court held unenforceable all predispute arbitration agreements that apply to claims alleging personal injury or wrongful death against nursing homes.
