No. 19-963

Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer and White Sales, Inc.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-31
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (9)Relisted (3) Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-conflict arbitrability arbitration-agreement civil-procedure contract-interpretation contract-law delegation-doctrine federal-arbitration-act federal-courts questions-of-arbitrability state-courts
Key Terms:
Arbitration Securities Trademark TradeSecret JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a provision in an arbitration agreement that exempts certain claims from arbitration negates an otherwise clear and unmistakable delegation of questions of arbitrability to an arbitrator

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a provision in an arbitration agreement that exempts certain claims from arbitration negates an otherwise clear and unmistakable delegation of questions of arbitrability to an arbitrator. (I)

Docket Entries

2021-02-26
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2021-01-25
Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-963_2c8f.pdf'>Opinion</a> per curiam.
2020-12-08
Argued. For petitioner: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex.
2020-11-12
Reply of petitioner Henry Schein, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2020-10-27
CIRCULATED
2020-10-20
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
2020-10-20
Brief amici curiae of Professors Daniel D. Barnhizer, et al. filed.
2020-10-20
Brief amici curiae of Arbitrators, Arbitration Practitioners, and Arbitration Scholars filed.
2020-10-20
Brief amici curiae of American Association for Justice & Public Justice filed.
2020-10-20
Brief amicus curiae of William R. Weinstein filed.
2020-10-19
Brief amicus curiae of Professor George A. Bermann filed.
2020-10-14
Record received from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
2020-10-13
Brief of respondent Archer and White Sales, Inc. filed.
2020-10-08
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit.
2020-10-05
Motion of petitioner for leave to file the joint appendix under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED.
2020-09-16
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.
2020-08-28
Brief amicus curiae of Benco Dental Supply Company filed.
2020-08-28
Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
2020-08-28
Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
2020-08-26
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-25
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Archer and White Sales, Inc.
2020-08-21
Brief of petitioner Henry Schein, Inc. filed.
2020-08-21
Joint appendix (Redacted copies for the Public) filed.
2020-08-21
Motion for leave to file the joint appendix under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by petitioner Henry Schein, Inc.
2020-07-13
Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 21, 2020. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 13, 2020.
2020-07-08
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Henry Schein, Inc.
2020-06-25
Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
2020-06-15
Petition GRANTED.
2020-06-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
2020-05-21
Reply of petitioner Henry Schein, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2020-05-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020.
2020-03-02
Brief of respondent Archer and White Sales, Inc. in opposition filed.
2020-01-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 2, 2020)

Attorneys

American Association for Justice & Public Justice
Matthew W.H. WesslerGupta Wessler PLLC, Amicus
Matthew W.H. WesslerGupta Wessler PLLC, Amicus
Arbitrators, Arbitration Practitioners, and Arbitration Scholars
Imre Stephen SzalaiLoyola University New Orleans College of Law, Amicus
Imre Stephen SzalaiLoyola University New Orleans College of Law, Amicus
Archer and White Sales, Inc.
Daniel L. GeyserAlexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP, Respondent
Daniel L. GeyserAlexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP, Respondent
Lewis T. LeClairMcKool Smith, Respondent
Lewis T. LeClairMcKool Smith, Respondent
Benco Dental Supply Company
Kenneth L RacowskiBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Amicus
Kenneth L RacowskiBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Amicus
Constitutional Accountability Center
Brianne Jenna GorodConstitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
Brianne Jenna GorodConstitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
David M. AxelradHorvitz and Levy LLP, Amicus
David M. AxelradHorvitz and Levy LLP, Amicus
Henry Schein, Inc.
Kannon K. ShanmugamPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Petitioner
Kannon K. ShanmugamPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Petitioner
Professor George A. Bermann
J. Samuel Tenenbaum — Amicus
J. Samuel Tenenbaum — Amicus
Professors Daniel D. Barnhizer, Jeffrey L. Harrison, David Horton, Lee Kovarsky, Stephen I. Vladeck, and Ernest A. Young
Erin Glenn BusbyThe University of Texas School of Law Supreme Court Clinic, Amicus
Erin Glenn BusbyThe University of Texas School of Law Supreme Court Clinic, Amicus
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Andrew John PincusMayer Brown LLP, Amicus
Andrew John PincusMayer Brown LLP, Amicus
William R. Weinstein
William Robert WeinsteinLaw Offices of William R. Weinstein, Amicus
William Robert WeinsteinLaw Offices of William R. Weinstein, Amicus