The Supreme Court unanimously rejects a “wholly groundless” exception to arbitrability under the Federal Arbitration Act

The Supreme Court today decided Henry Schein Inc. v. Archer and White Sales Inc., which presented the question "whether the Federal Arbitration Act permits a court to decline to enforce an agreement delegating questions of arbitrability to an arbitrator if the court concludes the claim of arbitrability is 'wholly groundless.'” The answer was an unanimous no. The opinion is here.

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