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HOWSAM, KAREN, ETC. v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS (27984)
Order dated: 02/25/02Docket number: 01-800
Action:
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. Justice O'Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:
The question presented is whether a court or the arbitrators should decide if claims are eligible for arbitration under a self-regulatory organization's arbitration code provision that [n]o dispute, claim, or controversy shall be eligible for submission to arbitration under this Code where six (6) years have elapsed from the occurrence or event giving rise to the act or dispute, claim or controversy.
An opinion has been handed down:
- Concurrence (Thomas)
- Opinion (Breyer)
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