SPECIAL FOCUS: FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL ANNOUNCES REVIEW STANDARD APPLICABLE TO RULINGS ON MOTIONS TO STAY LAWSUITS PENDING ARBITRATION

In this Special Focus Article, Carlton Fields parnter Roland Goss discusses the implications of the First Circuit’s recent decision in Powershare Inc. v. Syntel Inc. In this case, the court addressed the appropriate standard of review to be used by a District Court judge in reviewing a Magistrate Judge’s disposition of a motion to stay litigation pending the completion of a parallel arbitration proceeding.