Med‐Arb Agreements since Thione: A Practice Update

In 2008, we published an article exploring the potential for federal courts to conclude that mediation and arbitration, or med‐arb, agreements did not qualify as “arbitration” under the Federal Arbitration Act. 9 U.S.C. § 2 (2011). See David J. McLean & Sean‐Patrick Wilson, “Compelling Mediation in the Context Med‐Arb Agreements,” 63 Dispute Resolution Journal 28 (2008)(available at http://ow.ly/Q8Oob ).