Corporate Defendants Take Note: California Supreme Court Rules State Law Requiring Timely Payment of Arbitration Fees Not Preempted by FAA

On Aug. 11, 2025, in Hohenshelt v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act does not preempt California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.98. The statute, intended to deter the “strategic nonpayment of …