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Seventh Circuit Cleans Up Intra-Circuit Split of Authority on Standard of Appellate Review of Orders Denying Arbitration

In Moore v Club Exploria, LLC, No. 25-2721 (7th Cir. Aug. 18, 2026), the Seventh Circuit grapples with a divide in the case law about whether district court orders denying arbitration are reviewed deferentially or de novo. The court concludes that clear-error review applies unless the reviewing the order “requires us to elaborate on thisContinue reading “Seventh Circuit Cleans Up Intra-Circuit Split of Authority on Standard of Appellate Review of Orders Denying Arbitration”