Category: Consumer

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation Amy interviews Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, who has represented Virginia’s third congressional...

This article was first published in the Arbitration Matters Blog, here. In Isagenix International LLC v. Harris, 2023 BCCA 96, Justice...

This article was first published on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog, here. The Supreme Court heard oral argument this week...

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation, Amy interviews Chris Poole Chief Executive Officer of JAMS, the largest provider of...

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation, Amy interviews Gary Benton, an internationally recognized Arbitrator and Mediator with expertise in...

This article was first published in the Arbitration Matters Blog, here. In Vidéotron c. 9238-0831 Québec inc. (Caféier-Boustifo), 2023 QCCA 110,...

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation, Amy interviews Lela Porter Love, a professor of law and director of the...

This article was first published on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog, here. A divided Ninth Circuit Panel holds that California’s...

This article was first published on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog, here. Because the employee’s sexual harassment lawsuit predated the...

Most investors do not understand the difference between two types of financial advisors who they often rely on for investment...

A common question asked after our presentations on online dispute resolution (ODR) is: “when can we expect the arrival of...

This article was first published on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog, here. For the second time in a few months,...

This article was first published on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog, here. Reversing a recent trend, the Supreme Court has...

Russia’s war against Ukraine affected many people and businesses, leaving a global impact. Foreign countries (States) imposed sanctions affecting the...

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation Amy interviews Travis Lenkner, Managing Partner of Keller Lenkner LLC. Travis has previous...

The term metaverse was first coined by Neal Stephenson in his 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash.  In the novel,...

Mediate.com launched its spinoff online community Arbitrate.com on March 1, 2021, and the site has made an enormous amount of...

This article first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert Blog, here. Just as we were putting SAA 2022-33 (Sep. 1)...

This article first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert Blog, here. The split Ninth Circuit Panel that had ruled a...

As all the parties to an arbitration know, choosing the seat of the arbitration is extremely important because the law...

Introduction For decades, arbitration practice has been conceptualized as an alternative way to resolve cases, acting much as a court...

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

This article was first published on the Arbitration Matters blog, here. In Petty v Niantic Inc., 2022 BCSC 1077, Justice Mayer...

This article was first published on the Cooley LLP Blog, here. Mass arbitration is a recent trend where companies are...

Introduction As our readers know, the Supreme Court just concluded a very busy Term that included an unprecedented five arbitration-centric...

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...

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

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