US Supreme Court hears arguments on arbitrability

30 October 2018

Some of the intervening judges: Sonia Sotomayor, Brett Kavanaugh and Elena Kagan (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Sending the question of arbitrability to an arbitrator when the demand for arbitration is “wholly groundless” seems “counterintuitive”, commented US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor during oral arguments on who should decide the arbitrability of an antitrust dispute involving dental products distributors.

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