Who decides arbitration disputes
FCA US v. Olson
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- FCA US and Jeffrey Olson disputed whether a court or an arbitrator should decide if an arbitration agreement covers a claim by a signatory against someone who did not sign it.
- Who it affects
- FCA US and Jeffrey Olson received no Supreme Court answer about who decides whether the agreement covers the claim.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court refused to hear FCA’s case (denied review) and did not rule on that question.
The dispute concerns how far an agreement sending disputes about its reach to an arbitrator extends.
Question presented
When an arbitration agreement delegates arbitrability disputes to an arbitrator, may courts nevertheless resolve a dispute over whether the agreement covers a signatory’s claim against a nonsignatory?
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More questions
- Was the case argued?
- No argument had been scheduled before the Court refused review.
Sources
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