5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 27 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Laif Sprl v. Axtel.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laif Sprl v. Axtel Anchor | green | “commences litigation or is ordered to arbitrate the dispute by the relevant arbitral authority and fails to do so.” | 9 |
| 2 | Patterson v. Raymours Furniture Co. | green | “that an arbitration agreement is valid and the claim before it is arbitrable, it must stay or dismiss further judicial proceedings and order the parties to arbitrate.” | 6 |
| 3 | Bynum v. Maplebear Inc. | green | “the supreme court has interpreted the faa broadly, finding a 'liberal federal policy favoring arbitration agreements.” | 6 |
| 4 | Patterson v. Raymours Furniture Co. | green | “if the court determines "that an arbitration agreement is valid and the claim before it is arbitrable, it must stay or dismiss further judicial proceedings and order the parties to arbitrate.” | 3 |
| 5 | Isaacs v. OCE Business Services Inc. | green | “the role of federal courts, in ruling on a petition to compel arbitration under the faa, is 'limited to determining two issues: i) whether a valid agreement or obligation to arbitrate exists, and ii) whether one party to the agreement has failed, neglected, or refused to arbitra…” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.