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MDL Cases Soar--Time for More Prevention and Resolution
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Jan 1

How Chief Justice Roberts' New Years Day report invokes a need for conflict prevention and resolution.

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Regional Bank Asks #SCOTUS for Federal Arbitration Act Preemption to Defeat a Class Action
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Dec 30

By Russ Bleemer, on the second of two Jan. 9 arbitration cert petitions.

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Is it Arbitrable? #SCOTUS Considering Contractual Rules Incorporation and Parties' Intent
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Dec 26

By Sasha Hill, on a new U.S. Supreme Court cert petition with implications for the future of mass arbitrations.

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Hot Topics: Year-End Wrap-Up, and 2026 Look-Ahead, on Appellate Arbitration Cases
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Dec 15

An in-depth YouTube panel discussion accompanied by a guide to cases creating arbitration practice essentials.

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SCOTUS Adds a Second Arbitration Case to the 2025-2026 Docket
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Dec 5

By Russ Bleemer, on the U.S. Supreme Court's new, difficult case involving Federal Arbitration Act jurisdiction.

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SCOTUS Review: Can Federal Courts Exercise Jurisdiction on Arbitration Awards After Staying a Case?
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Nov 17

By Sasha Hill, on a cert petition that would bring another arbitration jurisdiction case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Flores Can Go to Court as Second Circuit Slams the NFL’s Arbitration Scheme
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Nov 14

By Stephanie Argueta, on why a discrimination claim made in a high-profile arbitration program is headed to court.

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Current SCOTUS Review: Is Spain Immune from a Foreign Arbitration Award’s U.S. Confirmation?
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Oct 30

By Sasha Hill, on a current international arbitration case colliding with FISA at the U.S. Supreme Court.

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The Mediator's Tightrope: ABA Formal Opinion 518
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Oct 28

By Akshatha Achar, on the new ethics guidance for a lawyer acting as third-party neutral.

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Flowers Foods Gets Another SCOTUS Chance at Limiting the FAA Sec. 1 Arbitration Exemption
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Oct 20

By Russ Bleemer, on the Supreme Court taking its first arbitration matter in the new term.

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Updating the United Kingdom’s Third-Party Funding Moves
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Oct 14

By Aray Ozbekova, on bellwether rulemaking and court oversite of third-party funding from England.

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UPDATED: Scotus’s New Term Won’t Include New Arbitration Cases. But Wait.
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Oct 6

By Russ Bleemer, Two issues are rejected, but one Federal Arbitration Act Sec. 1 matter is still under consideration.

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