In a class action suit brought against Coinbase, a CryptoCurrency trading platform, its consumers asserted that their accounts were mishandled, resulting in substantial financial losses due to the alleged fraudulent activities. Coinbase, in its defense, relied on the Coinbase user agreement, which contains an arbitration provision that compels arbitration for disputes arising under the agreement.1 When the federal District Court denied Coinbase’s motion to compel arbitration, the company brought an interlocutory appeal2 on the issue...
In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation Amy interviews Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, who has represented Virginia’s third congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993. Prior...
By Robert Scott, Amy SchmitzIn a remarkable feat that has garnered attention worldwide, an innovative...
September 11, 2023
California federal district court has denied Ticketmaster’s motion to compel arbitration...
September 4, 2023
In Bazemore v. Papa John’s U.S.A. Inc., the Sixth Circuit Court of...
August 21, 2023
A group of seven U.S. senators on Monday questioned Tesla Inc's...
August 2, 2023
Iraq has petitioned a U.S. federal court to enforce an arbitration...
April 12, 2023
By refusing to pay its share of the requisite case initiation...
April 11, 2023
Scrutiny of Live Nation and Ticketmaster has intensified in recent months...
April 6, 2023
Japan has become the latest country to join an alternative mechanism...
March 11, 2023
The Ninth Circuit has never been shy about declining to compel...
March 6, 2023
As of February 15, 2023, employers in California may once again...
March 1, 2023
In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation, Amy interviews Prof. Steven Shapiro from the American University, Washington College of Law. Prof. Shapiro is the founder and Director of the Hospitality & Tourism Law program, and he is a Senior Affiliate in the Program on Law & Government and teaches Construction Law.
By Steven Shapiro, Amy Schmitz