Arnold M. Preston v. Alex E. Ferrer

Decided February 20, 2008. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 06-1463 · 552 U.S. 346 (2008) · Cited 504 times

Holding

W hen parties agree to arbitrate all questions arising under a contract, the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna · 546 U.S. 440 (2006)
• Mastrobuono v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc. · 514 U.S. 52 (1995)
• Southland Corp. v. Keating · 465 U.S. 1 (1984)
• Allied-Bruce Terminix Cos., Inc. v. Dobson · 513 U.S. 265 (1995)
• Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp. · 500 U.S. 20 (1991)
• Doctor's Associates, Inc. v. Casarotto · 517 U.S. 681 (1996)
• Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. · 473 U.S. 614 (1985)
• Volt Info. Sciences, Inc. v. Bd. of Trustees of Leland Stanford Jr. U. · 489 U.S. 468 (1989)
• Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. · 460 U.S. 1 (1983)
• Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co. · 388 U.S. 395 (1967)
• Perry v. Thomas · 482 U.S. 483 (1987)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waffle House, Inc. · 534 U.S. 279 (2002)
• Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle · 539 U.S. 444 (2003)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana · 596 U.S. 639 (2022)
• Vaden v. Discover Bank · 556 U.S. 49 (2009)
• Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown · 565 U.S. 530 (2012)
• Nitro-Lift Technologies, L. L. C. v. Howard · 568 U.S. 17 (2012)
• Kindred Nursing Centers, L. P. v. Clark · 581 U.S. 246 (2017)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2008). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).