C.A. 4th;
G049838

The Fourth Appellate District reversed a trial court order granting and denying in part a petition to compel arbitration and remanded the action with directions. The court held that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts California’s (I)Broughton-Cruz(I) rule declaring contractual arbitration provisions unenforceable as against public policy if they require arbitration of various consumer protection injunctive relief claims brought for the public’s benefit.