The Supreme Court’s Arbitration Docket

This article discusses three cases about the Federal Arbitration Act that were decided in the U.S. Supreme Court's October 2018 term: Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc., New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira and Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela. It summarizes the holdings and legal doctrines arising from these three new arbitration cases, situates them within the larger arc of the prior development of arbitration law in America, explores the potential impact of these cases going forward and notes how each case leaves undecided other important issues involving arbitration law