Morgenthau Venture Partners, LLC, et al. v. Robert A. Kimmel
Arbitration Securities
Whether the Florida court of appeal's one-word refusal to compel arbitration disregards this Court's decision in KPMG LLP v. Cocchi, 565 U.S. 18 (2011) that a blanket order denying arbitration without addressing the arbitrability of all claims violates the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1) Whether the Florida court of appeal’s one-word refusal to compel arbitration disregards this Court’s decision in KPMG LLP v. Cocchi, 565 U.S. 18 (2011) that a blanket order denying arbitration without addressing the arbitrability of all claims violates the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). 2) Whether waiver defenses to a motion to compel arbitration under the FAA require a showing of prejudice.