Full Description
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.
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Editors' Note
1 Supreme Court Case Law on Arbitration through a Restatement Lens
George A. Bermann
2 The Evolution of Arbitration in Light of Supreme Court Decisions
Peter J. Messitte, Carlos Mário da Silva Velloso, Erico Bomfim de Carvalho and João Carlos Banhos Velloso
3 The Importance of the U.S. Supreme Court in Shaping U.S. Arbitration Law & Practice
Daniel Schimmel, Shrutih Tewarie and James Fullmer
4 Prima Paint Corporation v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Company (1967)
R. Doak Bishop and Marcio Vasconcellos
5 Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Cas. Co. (1968): The Supreme Court's Fractured Interpretation of "Evident Partiality" under the Federal Arbitration Act and Its Legacy
Ank Santens, Surya Gopalan and Stephen Hogan-Mitchell
6 Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co. (1974)
Michael B. Carlinsky and Andre Luis Monteiro
7 Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. et al., 473 US. 614 (1985)
Sherman Kahn
8 Shearson/Am. Exp., Inc v. Mcmahon (1987)
Steven Skulnik
9 Volt Information Sciences, Inc. v. Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (1989)
Peter Fox
10 First 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
11 Vimar Seguros y Reaseguros, s.a. v. m/v Sky Reefer et al. (1995)
Rodrigo Tannuri, Matheus Soubhia Sanches, Felipe Conrado and Rekha Rangachari
12 Mastrobuono v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc., 514 U.S. 52 (1995)
Caline Mouawad and Alex Lupsaiu
13 Howsam v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. (2002)
Gary L. Benton
14 PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. v. Book (2003)
Samaa Haridi and Jessica Beess und Chrostin
15 Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle (2003): The Supreme Court's First Look at Class Action Arbitrability
Andrew Behrman, Yining Bei and Zeinab Bailoun
16 Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2004)
Preeti Bhagnani and Stephen Hogan-Mitchell
17 Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc., v. Cardegna (2006)
Lea Haber Kuck
18 Hall Street Associates, l.l.c. v. Mattel, Inc. (2008): The Scope and Limits of Party Autonomy: Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards
Peter B. Rutledge
19 Vaden v. Discover Bank, 556 U.S. 49 (2009)
Dana MacGrath
20 Rent-A-Center West, Inc. v. Jackson, 561 U.S. 63 (2010)
Zachary Kady and Rahim Moloo
21 Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l Corp., 559 U.S. 662 (2010): The Impact of the Stolt-Nielsen Decision on Class-Action Arbitration
Andrew Finn and Pedro José Izquierdo
22 Granite Rock Co. v. Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters (2010)
Steven Skulnik
23 at&t Mobility llc v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333 (2011)
Grant Hanessian
24 Oxford Health Plans llc v. Sutter (2013)
James Hosking, Gretta Walters and Marcel Engholm
25 American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant (2013)
Fabiano Robalinho, Caetano Berenguer and João Lucas Bevilacqua
26 bg Group, Plc v. Republic of Argentina, 572 U.S. 25 (2014)
Elliot Friedman and Cameron Russell
27 Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela (2019): The Supreme Court Limits Class Arbitration
John Fellas
28 New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, 139 S. Ct. 532 (2019)
Michael A. Fernández
29 Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc. (2019): The Henry Schein Dispute—Uncertainty Regarding Arbitral Jurisdiction and the End of the Wholly Groundless Exception
Mark Kantor
30 ge 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
31 zf Automotive, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd. and Alixpartners, llp v. Fund for Protection of Investors' Rights in Foreign States (2022)
Flávio Luiz Yarshell and Rafael Stefanini Auilo
32 Morgan V. Sundance, Inc. (2022)
Liz Snodgrass and Laura França Pereira
33 Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana (2022)
Eduardo Damião Gonçalves, Arthur Gonzalez Cronemberger Parente and Laura Lambert da Costa
34 Coinbase 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
35 Cmb Monaco V. Smagin (2023)
Katharine Menéndez de la Cuesta and Rafael Francisco Alves
36 Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski et al. (2024): Delegation versus Forum Selection Clause, Contradictory Contracts, and Kompetenz-Kompetenz Doctrine
Peter C. Sester
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