Reference to AAA Rules Gave Arbitrator Jurisdiction

Where a contract incorporates by reference the Construction Industry Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, those rules determine jurisdiction regarding the scope of the arbitration clause. The arbitrability of a dispute was a question for the arbitrator, not the courts.

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