Tag: Mandatory Arbitration

Mandatory Arbitration in Investment Disputes? Registered Investment Advisers Get to Decide… author.

Mandatory Arbitration in Investment Disputes? Registered Investment Advisers Get to Decide…

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

By Brittany Munn
If We Can’t End Mandatory Arbitration, Let’s Improve It author.

If We Can’t End Mandatory Arbitration, Let’s Improve It

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

By Brittany Munn, Colin Rule
Resolving Sexual Misconduct Cases in the Workplace: Where Do We Go Now? author.

Resolving Sexual Misconduct Cases in the Workplace: Where Do We Go Now?

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

By Brittany Munn, Colin Rule
President Biden Signs Into Law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act. It Became Effective Immediately author.

President Biden Signs Into Law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act. It Became Effective Immediately

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

By George Friedman
Forced Arbitration Ban in #MeToo Cases: What’s Next for Employers? author.

Forced Arbitration Ban in #MeToo Cases: What’s Next for Employers?

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

By Ches Garrison
The Future of the Transportation Worker Exemption to Mandatory Arbitration – Clarity for the Gig Economy? author.

The Future of the Transportation Worker Exemption to Mandatory Arbitration – Clarity for the Gig Economy?

In 1925, the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) was enacted to ensure the validity and enforcement of arbitration agreements due to...

By Brittany Munn
Invoking a Policy’s Arbitral Provisions that Fall Under the New York or Panama Convention when a Third Party Sues the Insurer author.

Invoking a Policy’s Arbitral Provisions that Fall Under the New York or Panama Convention when a Third Party Sues the Insurer

This article was originally published in the ARIAS·U.S. Quarterly, Q3, 2021 and is republished here with permission. A.        Overview The...

By Edward Lenci
The Continued Rise Of The New York Convention And The Fall Of The “Bellefonte Cap.” author.

The Continued Rise Of The New York Convention And The Fall Of The “Bellefonte Cap.”

Another Circuit Court Holds That the New York Convention Pre-empts State Laws Prohibiting Arbitration of Insurance Disputes On August 12,...

By Edward Lenci
While the Ninth Circuit Added Clarity in Its Recent Uber Opinion, Legislative Challenges to Mandatory Arbitration May Be Ahead author.

While the Ninth Circuit Added Clarity in Its Recent Uber Opinion, Legislative Challenges to Mandatory Arbitration May Be Ahead

This article first appeared on the Employment Class Action Blog, here. A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...

By John Lewis
Canada – Arbitration Remains Mandatory Despite Option Given to Only One Party to Waive Arbitration author.

Canada – Arbitration Remains Mandatory Despite Option Given to Only One Party to Waive Arbitration

This article first appeared in Urbas Arbitral, here. In Malcolm Drilling Company Inc. v. The Graham-Aecon Joint Venture, 2021 BCSC 1136,...

By Daniel Urbas
Are We Seeing the Start of a Tectonic Shift on Mandatory PDAAs in the Financial Services Field? author.

Are We Seeing the Start of a Tectonic Shift on Mandatory PDAAs in the Financial Services Field?

This article first appeared on Securities Arbitration Alert (SAA), here. This is less a letter from the editor and more...

By George Friedman
The Tide Rises: Will Biden’s Blue Wave Wash Away Mandatory Arbitration? author.

The Tide Rises: Will Biden’s Blue Wave Wash Away Mandatory Arbitration?

This article first appeared on the Financial Institutions Law Alert, here. Congressional rumblings about outlawing mandatory arbitration clauses are relatively...

By Joseph Calabrese
Appeals Court Affirms Employer’s Ability to Compel Arbitration in Massachusetts author.

Appeals Court Affirms Employer’s Ability to Compel Arbitration in Massachusetts

This article first appeared on Ogletree Deakins insights, here. Mandatory arbitration clauses for employment disputes have received a great deal...

By Rachel Mandel, Laurielle Howe
FAIR Act Published. It’s Pretty Much the Same as the Last Iteration author.

FAIR Act Published. It’s Pretty Much the Same as the Last Iteration

This article first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert (SAA) Blog, here. The recently-introduced Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act has been...

By George Friedman

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