Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Denied
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether the Federal Arbitration Act displaces a state common-law rule forbidding companies from adding an arbitration requirement to their standardform contract with customers unless the contract already includes a dispute-resolution clause.
Case Updates
Cert. petition denied
May 31, 2022
U.S. Chamber urges Supreme Court to grant certiorari and hold that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts heightened obstacles to adding arbitration provisions to bank account agreements by change-of-terms procedures
October 12, 2021
Click here to view the coalition amicus brief. Mark J. Levin of Ballard Spahr LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- Lower Court Opinion -- Sevier County Schools Federal Credit Union v. BB&T Co. (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- BB&T Co. v. Sevier County Schools Federal Credit Union (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf