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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 19 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Bird v. Shearson Lehman.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Bird v. Shearson Lehman Anchor
ca2 · 1991
green “embodies the national policy favoring arbitration and places arbitration agreements on equal footing with all other contracts,” 5
2 Laif Sprl v. Axtel
ca2 · 2004
green “whether one party to the agreement has failed, neglected or refused to arbitrate.” 5
3 Begonja v. Vornado Realty Trust
nysd · 2016
green “the party moving to compel arbitration 'must make a prima facie initial showing that an agreement to arbitrate existed before the burden shifts to the party opposing arbitration to put the making of that agreement in issue.” 5
4 Laif Sprl v. Axtel
ca2 · 2004
green “under the faa, the role of courts is limited to determining two issues: i) whether a valid agreement or obligation to arbitrate exists, and ii) whether one party to the agreement has failed, neglected or refused to arbitrate.” 4

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