( February 18, 2026, 2:38 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Feb. 17 response brief filed in a U.S. Supreme Court case challenging whether a federal court should retain jurisdiction after ordering a stay pending arbitration when deciding post-arbitration motions, the owners and operators of a West Hollywood luxury hotel argue that there is nothing in the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) or case law that “overrides the ordinary jurisdictional rules” stating that “federal courts with preexisting jurisdiction may resolve related claims in the same pending case.”...