Arbitration of some claims
KPMG LLP v. Cocchi
In brief
The Supreme Court sent the case back for the Florida appeals court to reconsider which remaining claims might qualify for arbitration.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided 9-0 · November 7, 2011 · Per curiam
- What it’s about
- Investors sued KPMG over alleged accounting problems, and KPMG asked the court to send their claims to arbitration. The Supreme Court wiped out the Florida appeals court’s judgment and sent the case back to that court (vacated and remanded).
- Who it affects
- The Florida appeals court must consider whether the investors’ remaining claims qualify for arbitration.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The dispute concerns whether some claims in a lawsuit can go to arbitration while other claims stay in court.
Question presented
Does a court have a duty under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to compel arbitration of a complaint where some claims are not arbitrable?
What the Court decided
Holding
The judgment of the Court of Appeal is vacated, and the case is remanded.
- Result
- Vacated
The Court's reasoning
The Court said the Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to send claims that qualify for arbitration to arbitration, even if other claims do not. It said the Florida appeals court had not examined the investors’ remaining claims that might qualify.
The vote
What's next
The case returns to Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal for further proceedings.
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