Badgerow v. Walters

Case Overview

Badgerow v. Walters, 596 U.S. 118 (2022), addressed when federal courts have jurisdiction over routine arbitration disputes. Denise Badgerow brought state-law claims after losing an employment arbitration, and the question reached the Supreme Court as one of federal jurisdiction: whether a federal court may use the 'look-through' approach, examining the underlying dispute, to find jurisdiction over a petition to confirm or vacate an arbitration award under Sections 9 and 10 of the Federal Arbitration Act.