Henry Schein Inc. v. Archer and White Sales Inc.
139 S. Ct. 524 · Decided January 8, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
Henry Schein Inc. v. Archer and White Sales Inc. was decided on January 8, 2019 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Arbitration (non-labor)” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1272
Case details
- Citations
- 139 S. Ct. 524 · 202 L. Ed. 2d 480 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 566
- Docket number
- 17-1272
- Decided
- January 8, 2019
- Argued
- October 29, 2018
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Arbitration (non-labor)
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Federal Arbitration Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Henry Schein Inc. v. Archer and White Sales Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 2018-012, docket 2018-012-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Arbitration (non-labor)”
- Ge Energy Power Conversion France Sas v. Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC
- Kindred Nursing Centers v. Clark
- Directv, Inc. v. Imburgia
- Zf Automotive Us v. Luxshare, Ltd.
- Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski
- Bg Group PLC v. Republic of Argentina
Cases on the same legal provision: Federal Arbitration Act
- New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira
- Lamps Plus Inc. v. Varela
- Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis
- Badgerow v. Walters
- Morgan v. Sundance, Inc.
- Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon
Same Term, same area (Economic Activity)
- Weyerhaeuser Company v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Escondido v. Emmons
- Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
- Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com
- Rimini Street Inc. v. Oracle USA Inc.
- Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error