INSIDER LOUISVILLE
As anyone who has signed a contract likely knows, arbitration
agreements are tools contracting parties use to privately resolve
disputes absent sometimes costly and prolonged litigation. Whether
arbitration is actually cheaper is up for debate, but a recent
decision by the United States Supreme Court may help parties to
arbitration agreements avoid the courtroom entirely.
In Schein v. Archer & White Sales, 129 S. Ct. 524
(2019), the United States Supreme Court addressed a frequent
dilemma in contract disputes: who decides whether the parties'
dispute should be arbitrated? This question arises because parties
to a contract often disagree over whether their arbitration
agreement covers their dispute in the first place.
