CashCall, Inc. v. Inetianbor

(1) Whether there is a non-textual "integrality exception" to the mandatory requirement in the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) that a substitute arbitrator "shall" be appointed by the court whenever the parties' chosen arbitrator is unavailable for "any " reason"; and (2) whether a court may void an entire arbitration clause " and force the parties to litigate in court " despite the fact that the parties included a severance provision that, if applied, would render the arbitration clause enforceable.