| 2. Section 26(a) deals with the enforceability of |
arbitration agreements. A person may seek to enforce an |
agreement to arbitrate in accordance with Sections 6 and 7 in |
a State that has personal and subject matter jurisdiction. For |
example, consider a manufacturer that is a New York |
corporation and a consumer who resides in Missouri have an |
arbitration agreement that provides for arbitration in the |
State of New York. If the consumer challenges the |
enforceability of the arbitration clause, the consumer could |
do so in a Missouri court that would otherwise have subject |
matter and personal jurisdiction over the New York |
corporation. |