Automatic Arbitration Win For Cos. May Come With Pitfalls

Companies seeking to enforce arbitration agreements have reason to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court's recent resolution of a circuit split governing arbitration stays in Coinbase Inc. v. Bielski.

The decision means companies appealing adverse arbitration decisions will no longer run the risk of engaging in burdensome and costly discovery while their appeals are pending.

But there may be other consequences that companies should keep in mind when considering whether to appeal a denial of a motion to compel arbitration.