Category: Commercial

This article was first published in CPR Speaks, The Blog of the CPR Institute, here. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled...

What is the internet’s current favorite buzzword? Metaverse. In simple terms, the metaverse is an interactive three-dimensional virtual world. The...

This article was first published on the JAMS ADR Blog here. Planning and preparation are key components for any successful...

The Supreme Court has decided Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, No. 21-309, ruling unanimously that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) section 1 exemption of “workers engaged...

There has been a lot of recent legislative action aimed at reining in forced arbitration clauses in consumer and employee...

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation, Amy interviews David Tenner, an arbitrator, a special master to area courts, and...

This article was first published on the Arbitration Matters blog, here. In B Smart Technology inc. v. American Arbitration Association, 2022...

The Supreme Court has decided Morgan v. Sundance Inc., No. 21-328, ruling unanimously that there is no prejudice requirement under the Federal Arbitration...

In 2020 Congress passed the "No Surprises Act" [i] (The "Act") to address the sometimes-abusive practice of Out-of-Network medical billing....

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation, Amy interviews Prof. Steven Shapiro from the American University, Washington College of Law....

This article was first published on the Arbitration Matters blog, here. In D Lands Inc. v KS Victoria and King, 2022...

At her confirmation hearing Justice Kagan noted “So in that sense, we are all originalists.” (U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing,...

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation, Amy interviews Anjanette (Angie) Raymond, an Associate Professor in the Department of Business...

This article first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert Blog, here. FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (“DRS”) posted case statistics through March, with...

Thierry Garby, an ambassador of international mediation, passed away in January. ICC, and the broader dispute resolution community, were fortunate...

On 21 March 2022, the member states of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) approved wide-ranging amendments...

The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, No. 20-1573, on March 30,...

In this round of Arbitration Tips-N-Tools, Professor Amy Schmitz asks some of the leading arbitration practitioners about making online arbitration...

This article was first published on the Arbitration Matters blog, here. In PCL Constructors Canada Inc. v Johnson Controls, 2022 ONSC...

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation, Amy interviews Peter Merrill, President, and CEO of Construction Dispute Resolution Services, a...

Introduction             The Supreme Court’s decision in Vaden v. Discover Bank, 556 U.S. 49 (2009), held that district courts can...

Just a few weeks ago, on March 3, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that amends the...

 Just as we went to press came word that, based on statutory construction, the Supreme Court has decided Badgerow v. Walters,...

In this round of Arbitration Tips-N-Tools, Professor Amy Schmitz asks some of the leading arbitration practitioners about when an online...

This article was first published on the Littler® Insight Blog (Link here) and is reprinted here with permission. In Unifor Local...

This article was first published in the Thomson Reuters Blog, here. On 25 January 2022, the Court of Justice of...

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in two of four cases involving arbitration it will review within a...

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation, Amy interviews Rana Sajjad Ahmad, Founder and President of the Center for International...

This article was first published on the Arbitration Matters blog, here. In Nelson v The Government of the United Mexican States,...

In this round of Arbitration Tips-N-Tools, Professor Amy Schmitz asks some of the leading arbitration practitioners about advice for attorneys...