Last week we announced that Disputing had published Part II of our four-part guest post on Stolt-Nielsen, S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp., 548 F.3d 85 (2d Cir. 2009), petition for cert. granted June 15, 2009 (No. 08-1198) (Disputing post here). Today, Disputing published Part III, which discusses the background and procedural history of the Stolt-Nielsen case and identifies the key issues that the United States Supreme Court will likely consider in deciding the case.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Stolt-Nielsen may have some important ramifications for both commercial and consumer arbitration. And soon-to-be Justice Sotomayor may provide the swing vote in the case. So for advance coverage, tune into Disputing….
Tags: Class Arbitration, Commercial Arbitration, Consolidated Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Federal Arbitration Act, Industry Arbitration, Justice Sotomayor, Stolt Nielsen S.A. v. Animalfeeds Int'l Corp.