An Overview of Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp.

[Editor's note: Roland Goss is a partner with Jorden Burt, LLP, resident in its Washington, DC office. This article does not constitute legal or other professional advice or service by JORDEN BURT LLP and/or its attorneys.]

In Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp., 2010 WL 1655826 (Apr. 27, 2010), the Supreme Court clarified the impact of its decision in Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle, 539 U.S. 444 (2003), which prompted the American Arbitration Association to develop class arbitration rules and spawned a wave of class arbitrations. Although Bazzle has been interpreted by many courts as permitting arbitrators to …