In a 2-1 split decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a lower court’s decision that an arbitration agreement signed by an employee as part of his employment required that he arbitrate any fiduciary breach claims challenging the investment options and fees in his employer’s 401(k) plan.
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This article first appeared on Arbitration Notes by Herbert Smith Freehills, here. On 22 April 2021 the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT), a government-backed initiative chaired by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master...
By Craig Tevendale, Chris Parker, Dorothy Livingston, Vanessa Naish, Charlie MorganThis article first appeared on the Davis Wright Tremaine LLP blog, here. A recent California Court of Appeal decision (Bannister v. Marinidence OPCO, LLC) provides employers with important guidance about...
By Crystal Miller-O'Brien, Beatrice Nuñez-BellamyThe Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) List project demonstrated that there are occasions where appointing bodies have failed to give women the same opportunities to obtain arbitral appointments...
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