Adam Mandelsberg

April 05, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In its recent decision in 'Henry Schein v. Archer & White Sales', the Supreme Court concluded that Congress stripped federal courts of authority to adjudicate any aspect of the gateway issue of arbitrability between parties who have an existing arbitration agreement which delegates that issue to the arbitrator(s). Does this decision portend further deference to empower arbitrators, and not courts, to decide other gateway issues, and what does this possibility mean for parties negotiating arbitration agreements or considering litigation notwithstanding such an agreement?

By Alan Howard and Adam Mandelsberg

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