Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
2021 Term
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether the Federal Arbitration Act preempts a state-law rule which precludes the enforcement of an agreement to arbitrate claims on an individual basis when a state declares that a private litigant has an unwaivable right to pursue certain claims on a representative basis.
Case Updates
Supreme Court grants, vacates, and remands for Ninth Circuit to reconsider in light of Viking River’s holding that the FAA partially preempts California’s Iskanian rule, which created an end-run around arbitration agreements for PAGA claims
June 27, 2022
Click here to view the GVR order.
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant petition for writ of certiorari and hold that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts California’s Iskanian rule, which creates an end-run around arbitration agreements for PAGA claims
September 23, 2021
Click here to view the brief. Andrew J. Pincus, Archis A. Parasharami, and Daniel E. Jones of Mayer Brown LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.