Coinbase, Inc., Petitioner v. Abraham Bielski

  1. July 07, 2023

    Justices' Crypto Ruling Could Drag Out Wage And Hour Cases

    Wage and hour cases in which arbitration clauses are an issue are going to take longer to resolve following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could also lead to fewer workers bringing claims, attorneys told Law360.

  2. June 23, 2023

    Justices Say Arbitration Appeals Automatically Stay Litigation

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled litigation in district court is automatically stayed when a party appeals the denial of a motion to compel arbitration, reversing the Ninth Circuit and settling a circuit split.

  3. March 21, 2023

    Justices Split Over Request For Automatic Arbitration Stays

    The U.S. Supreme Court appeared closely divided Tuesday in a case involving cryptocurrency platform Coinbase Inc. over whether judges can proceed with discovery while a defendant appeals a denied arbitration order, given that Congress didn't explicitly provide such automatic stays in the text of the Federal Arbitration Act.

  4. March 17, 2023

    Up Next At High Court: Trademark Spoofs, Arbitration Stays

    The U.S. Supreme Court kicks off its penultimate argument session of the term this week, dedicating three days to a variety of civil cases being closely monitored by plaintiffs lawyers, corporate defense attorneys and the intellectual property world. Here, Law360 breaks down a deep conflict over automatic arbitration stays, as well as an offbeat IP fight over a poop-themed dog toy coming before the justices this week.

  5. March 14, 2023

    Atty Gives Up Supreme Court Argument To Avoid 'Infighting'

    An arbitration case involving Coinbase Inc. set to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court next week shows the thorny issues that can arise after the justices refuse to divide argument time between two unrelated respondents, with one of the attorneys feeling compelled to give up the chance to argue the case out of fear that "infighting" will lead to it being dismissed.

  6. March 01, 2023

    Atty Group, Nonprofits Decry Automatic Arbitration Stays

    The American Association of Justice and two public interest nonprofits have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc.'s pitch to establish a special rule requiring litigation to be automatically stayed when a party appeals the denial of a motion to compel arbitration.

  7. December 09, 2022

    Justices Could Settle Decadeslong Split On Arbitration Stays

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition brought by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase that could resolve an "entrenched circuit split" on whether litigation should automatically be stayed for parties appealing the denial of a motion to compel arbitration.

  8. November 02, 2022

    Coinbase Users Urge High Court To Hear Arbitration Stay Spat

    A group of Coinbase users who sued the cryptocurrency company over a ​Dogecoin ​​​​​​sweepstakes has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over litigation stays during appeals of denied motions for arbitration, arguing the high court should decisively settle an issue important to "numerous" stakeholders.

  9. October 06, 2022

    Coinbase Wants Justices To Settle Split On Arbitration Stays

    Coinbase Global Inc. is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve an "entrenched circuit split" on whether litigation should automatically be stayed for parties appealing the denial of a motion to compel arbitration, an issue attorneys say can unfairly impose steep costs on defendants in large class actions.