No. 23-1128

McInnis Electric Company v. Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC, et al.

Lower Court: Mississippi
Docketed: 2024-04-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: arbitrability arbitrability-standard arbitration arbitration-agreement boilerplate boilerplate-contract burden-of-proof clear-manifestation-of-intent delegation delegation-doctrine federal-arbitration-act
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Latest Conference: 2024-05-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Federal Arbitration Act allow use of the rules of an arbitral association in the text of a boilerplate, or form, arbitration agreement to prove that the non-drafting party had delegated away to arbitration, all of its rights to judicial determination of the scope of the agreement or other aspects of the arbitrability of all claims between the parties?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Does the Federal Arbitration Act allow use of the rules of an arbitral association in the text of a boilerplate, or form, arbitration agreement to prove that the non-drafting party had delegated away to arbitration, all of its rights to judicial determination of the scope of the agreement or other aspects of the arbitrability of all claims between the parties? 2. When there is a dispute over the delegation of arbitrability, particularly one arising from a boilerplate arbitration agreement, is a “clear manifestation of intent” by the non-drafting, non-demanding party to be considered by a court as a burden of proof, or is it a legal standard that can be met by the writing in the agreement alone, and which party would have the burden of proof?

Docket Entries

2024-05-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-13
Brief amici curiae of George Bermann and Rishi Batra filed. (Distributed)
2024-04-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
2024-04-17
Waiver of right of respondent Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC, et al. to respond filed.
2024-04-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 17, 2024)
2024-03-01
Application (23A804) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 15, 2024.
2024-02-27
Application (23A804) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 13, 2024 to May 12, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC, et al.
Simon Turner BaileyBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Respondent
George Bermann and Rishi Batra
Michael John BlackBurns and Black, PLLC, Amicus
McInnis Electric Company
Stephen Michael SheppardStephen M Sheppard, JSD, Petitioner