Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.

Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 14, 1991 Decided May 13, 1991
Full case name	Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.
Docket nos.	90-18
Citations	500 U.S. 20 (more)
Prior history	895 F.2d 195
Holding
Petitioner's statutory claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act are subject to arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act pursuant to the parties' agreement.
Court membership
Chief Justice William Rehnquist Associate Justices Byron White · Thurgood Marshall Harry Blackmun · John P. Stevens Sandra Day O'Connor · Antonin Scalia Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Case opinions
Majority	White, joined by Rehnquist, Blackmun, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter
Dissent	Stevens, joined by Marshall
Laws applied
Federal Arbitration Act

Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp., 500 U.S. 20 (1991), is a 1991 case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act requires enforcement of an arbitration clause to compel arbitration of statutory Age Discrimination in Employment Act claims. A regional brokerage house, Interstate Johnson Lane later became part of Wachovia Securities.