No. 19-963October Term 2019Decided Jan 25, 2021
Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc.
This case concerns an arbitration contract that generally sends disputes to an arbitrator but excludes some kinds of claims from arbitration.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jan 25, 2021
- What it's about
This case concerns an arbitration contract that generally sends disputes to an arbitrator but excludes some kinds of claims from arbitration. The Supreme Court was asked to decide whether that carveout means a court, rather than an arbitrator, should decide if the particular dispute must be arbitrated.
Question presented
Whether a provision in an arbitration agreement that exempts certain claims from arbitration negates an otherwise clear and unmistakable delegation of questions of arbitrability to an arbitrator.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Jan 25, 2021
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided January 25, 2021
The Court released its decision on January 25, 2021 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 25, 2026
- Method
- Methodology