Laurel Contract Lawyer, Mississippi

... 3346, 87 L.Ed.2d 444 (1985)). Further, "only generally applicable contract defenses, such as fraud, duress, or unconscionability, can be used to invalidate arbitration provisions or agreements" governed by the FAA. Stephens, 911 So.2d at 514(¶11). ANALYSIS. ...

... East v. East, 493 So.2d 927, 931-32 (Miss.1986). Contract interpretation, as a question of law, is reviewed de novo. ... 9. James argues that the chancellor did not interpret or enforce the property settlement agreement as a contract. ...

... ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI. RANDOLPH, Justice, for the Court. ¶ 1. The issue presented is the enforcement vel non of an arbitration clause made part of a contract. James Braddock asserts that the contract is one of adhesion and contains multiple unconscionable provisions. ...