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Class Actions
Coming next week: Jay W. Waks and Carlos L. Lopez, of New York’s Kaye Scholer LLP, revisit class arbitration in the new April Alternatives...
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The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals won’t budge. It won't be surprising if its new class arbitration decision winds up before the U.S...
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued its second arbitration decision of the 2011-2012 term this morning, offering more evidence of its strong support of the ...
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In a decision that limits the U.S. Supreme Court’s ban on contractual waivers of the right to participate in class arbitrations, the National La...
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Sen. Al Franken, D., Minn., just wrapped up about two hours of testimony on the fairness of business’s use of mandatory arbitration.
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Posted in: Advocacy in ADR, Arbitration, Arbitrators, Class Actions, Legislation, Mass Claims, Provider Organizations, Best Practices, Clause Drafting, Contracts, Multi-party, ADR Policy, ADR Procedures
Will the Surpeme Court’s view that business may ban class arbitration lead to a wipeout of class actions generally?
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Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote in a dissent that today’s Supreme Court 5-4 opinion striking down the use of a California unconcionability law was a breach of basic federalism principles.
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Associate Justice Clarence Thomas declares in his AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion concurrence that public policy isn't a ground under Federal Arbitration Act Section 2's saving clause to invalidate an arbitration agreement.
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CPR has awarded its prestigious 2010 James F. Henry Award to Prof. Eric D. Green. The award, named for the organization’s founder, was presented at CPR Institute’s Annual Meeting on January 14 at the Barclay InterContinental in New York City.
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Just posted today by publisher John Wiley & Sons, Alternatives begins its 29th year of publication with cutting-edge mediation practice features.
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