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Badgerow v Walters

596 US 1 (2022)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2022
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Federal courts may not use look-through jurisdiction to establish subject-matter jurisdiction for FAA §§9-10 petitions; independent jurisdictional grounds are required.

Key Principle

Federal courts cannot use 'look-through' jurisdiction (looking at the underlying dispute) to establish subject-matter jurisdiction for petitions to confirm or vacate arbitral awards under FAA §§9-10; independent jurisdictional grounds are required.

Area of Law

arbitration

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Re Shift Energy Asia Limited [2025] HKCFI 6415

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