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For the Lawyers
Broad agreement language can cause a class or collective arbitration authorization issue to be sent to an arbitrator, even when the agreement is “silent” on those procedures. The Fifth Circuit that “gateway disputes” in arbitration cases generally are for the court and that procedural questions are for the arbitrator. However, the court recognized that gateway issues may be subject to arbitration when the agreement “clearly and unmistakably” provides for it. The court concluded that broad agreement language can cause a class or collective arbitration authorization issue to be sent to an arbitrator, even when the agreement is “silent” on those procedures. Neffertiti Robinson v. J&K Administrative Management Services, Incorporated, Case No. 15-10360 (5th Cir. Mar. 17, 2016) Click here for more.