For every lawyer practicing or aspiring to practice law in the US and every student striving to become a well-rounded litigator, familiarity with relevant case law is indispensable. This axiom holds particularly true in the realm of arbitration. As the ultimate arbiter on arbitration matters in the US, the decisions of the US Supreme Court carry paramount significance. This book serves as a vital resource, offering detailed analysis of nearly 40 cases by arbitration experts well-versed in the intricacies of the US legal system. Through meticulous commentary and critique, it vividly illustrates how SCOTUS has profoundly influenced the landscape of arbitration law and practice over the years.
Notes on Contributors
Editors Note
1Supreme Court Case Law on Arbitration through a Restatement Lens
George A. Bermann
2The Evolution of Arbitration in Light of Supreme Court Decisions
Peter J. Messitte, Carlos Mįrio da Silva Velloso, Erico
Bomfim de Carvalho and Joćo Carlos Banhos Velloso
3The Importance of the U.S. Supreme Court in Shaping U.S. Arbitration Law &
Practice
Daniel Schimmel, Shrutih Tewarie and James Fullmer
4Prima Paint Corporation v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Company (1967)
R. Doak Bishop and Marcio Vasconcellos
5Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Cas. Co. (1968): The Supreme
Courts Fractured Interpretation of Evident Partiality under the Federal
Arbitration Act and Its Legacy
Ank Santens, Surya Gopalan and Stephen Hogan-Mitchell
6Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co. (1974)
Michael B. Carlinsky and Andre Luis Monteiro
7Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. et al., 473 US.
614 (1985)
Sherman Kahn
8Shearson/Am. Exp., Inc v. Mcmahon (1987)
Steven Skulnik
9Volt Information Sciences, Inc. v. Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford
Junior University (1989)
Peter Fox
10First Options of Chicago, Inc v. Kaplan, 514 U.S. 938 (1995): To Delegate
or Not to Delegate, Forty Years On
Kabir Duggal, Yasmine Lahlou, Carlos Alberto Carmona and
Gustavo Favero Vaughn
11Vimar Seguros y Reaseguros, s.a. v. m/v Sky Reefer et al. (1995)
Rodrigo Tannuri, Matheus Soubhia Sanches, Felipe Conrado
and Rekha Rangachari
12Mastrobuono v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc., 514 U.S. 52 (1995)
Caline Mouawad and Alex Lupsaiu
13Howsam v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. (2002)
Gary L. Benton
14PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. v. Book (2003)
Samaa Haridi and Jessica Beess und Chrostin
15Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle (2003): The Supreme Courts First
Look at Class Action Arbitrability
Andrew Behrman, Yining Bei and Zeinab Bailoun
16Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2004)
Preeti Bhagnani and Stephen Hogan-Mitchell
17Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc., v. Cardegna (2006)
Lea Haber Kuck
18Hall Street Associates, l.l.c. v. Mattel, Inc. (2008): The Scope and
Limits of Party Autonomy: Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards
Peter B. Rutledge
19Vaden v. Discover Bank, 556 U.S. 49 (2009)
Dana MacGrath
20Rent-A-Center West, Inc. v. Jackson, 561 U.S. 63 (2010)
Zachary Kady and Rahim Moloo
21Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds Intl Corp., 559 U.S. 662 (2010): The
Impact of the Stolt-Nielsen Decision on Class-Action Arbitration
Andrew Finn and Pedro José Izquierdo
22Granite Rock Co. v. Intl Bhd. of Teamsters (2010)
Steven Skulnik
23at&t Mobility llc v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333 (2011)
Grant Hanessian
24Oxford Health Plans llc v. Sutter (2013)
James Hosking, Gretta Walters and Marcel Engholm
25American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant (2013)
Fabiano Robalinho, Caetano Berenguer and Joćo Lucas
Bevilacqua
26bg Group, Plc v. Republic of Argentina, 572 U.S. 25 (2014)
Elliot Friedman and Cameron Russell
27Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela (2019): The Supreme Court Limits Class
Arbitration
John Fellas
28New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, 139 S. Ct. 532 (2019)
Michael A. Fernįndez
29Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc. (2019): The Henry
Schein DisputeUncertainty Regarding Arbitral Jurisdiction and the End of
the Wholly Groundless Exception
Mark Kantor
30ge Energy Power Conversion France sas Corp v. Outokumpu Stainless
USA, llc (2020): Application of U.S. Domestic Arbitration Law to
Non-Signatory Enforcement of International Arbitration Agreements, and other
Potential Impacts of Domestic Arbitration Doctrines in International
Contexts
Ari D. MacKinnon, Jonathan I. Blackman and Katie L.
Gonzalez
31zf Automotive, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd. and Alixpartners, llp v. Fund
for Protection of Investors Rights in Foreign States (2022)
Flįvio Luiz Yarshell and Rafael Stefanini Auilo
32Morgan V. Sundance, Inc. (2022)
Liz Snodgrass and Laura Franēa Pereira
33Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana (2022)
Eduardo Damićo Gonēalves, Arthur Gonzalez Cronemberger
Parente and Laura Lambert da Costa
34Coinbase v. Bielski (2023): Shift from Judicial Discretion to a Mandatory
Stay of Proceedings Pending Resolution of an Interlocutory Appeal from the
Denial of a Motion to Compel Arbitration
Boaz S. Morag and Peter E. Carzis
35Cmb Monaco V. Smagin (2023)
Katharine Menéndez de la Cuesta and Rafael Francisco Alves
36Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski et al. (2024): Delegation versus Forum Selection
Clause, Contradictory Contracts, and Kompetenz-Kompetenz Doctrine
Peter C. Sester
Index
Kabir Duggal is an attorney in Arnold and Porter's New York office, a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School, an adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School, and a Course Director and a Faculty Member for the Columbia Law School-Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Comprehensive Course on International Arbitration.
Yasmine Lahlou, Partner, Chaffetz Lindsey, has over 20 years of experience in international arbitration. Initially trained in Paris and admitted in Paris and New York, she is experienced in civil and common law systems. Yasmine has been counsel in dozens of arbitrations conducted under the ICC, ICDR, LCIA, UNCITRAL and ad hoc rules.
Carlos Alberto Carmona is a Professor of Procedural Law and Arbitration at the University of Sao Paulo, a Partner of Marques Rosado, Toledo Cesar & Carmona Advogados, and former President of the Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Processual (Brazilian Institute of Procedural Law).
Gustavo Favero Vaughn (LL.M, Columbia Law School) is a Partner at Cesar Asfor Rocha Advogados. He has worked as an International Lawyer at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, teaches at the Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets (Ibmec), in Sćo Paulo, is an Alumni Advisor at the American Review of International Arbitration (ARIA) and Academic Coordinator at Arbitration Channel He has been appointed to serve as an administrative judge of the Sćo Paulo Bar Associations Ethics and Disciplinary Court.
