Tag: Arbitration News

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...

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....

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,...

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,...

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

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,...

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...

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

Just a reminder that SCOTUS will be hearing oral arguments next week on two cases involving arbitration. We reported in...

This article was first published in the Asia Pacific Law Review, here. ABSTRACT Third-party funding (TPF) has played a major...

This article was first published on the Arbitration Matters blog, here. In The 6th Line Mofos Limited v Stewart, 2022 ONSC 520,...

President Biden on March 3 signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act. It became effective...

This article first appeared on Engage Blog by Hogan Lovells, here. President Biden is expected to sign into law legislation...

Just as we were finalizing the last Alert, we learned that a Georgia Trial Court had vacated a FINRA Award based...

This article was first published on the Arbitration Matters blog, here. In Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation No. 1171 v Rebeiro, 2022...

There has been a great deal of discussion lately about nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in arbitration. The problem is that the...