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Circuit Courts Shift Arbitration Waiver Test to Legal Tactics
Federal appeals courts are developing a new standard for determining whether a company waives its right to arbitrate a ...
Pro-Arbitration Policy Should Be Dead. Courts May Need Reminders
Opinion: Zimmerman Reed's Caleb Marker and Ryan Ellersick say recent cases in California show continued reliance on a ...
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Courts Validate Arbitration Agreements, But Ways to Avoid Forced ...
In 1925, Congress enacted the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Sections 1-16 (2012), and in the space of 16 sparsely worded sections covering a few pages forever changed the contractual dispute ...
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Courts may not “make up” new procedural rules to favor arbitration
In earlier cases, the court has linked its equal-footing rule to what it has termed the FAA’s “liberal federal policy favoring arbitration.” In this case, Sundance argued that the pro-arbitration ...
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Arbitration wins, again, at the U.S. Supreme Court | Reuters
The decision resolved a circuit split over a 1988 amendment to the Federal Arbitration Act. The amendment permits interlocutory review of trial court decisions denying defense motions to compel ...
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Coinbase arbitration dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc's bid to halt lawsuits the company contends belong in private arbitration, including one by a user suing ...
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Mediation Vs. Arbitration: Differences, Pros & Cons - Forbes
Mediation and arbitration are alternative methods of dispute resolution. In certain types of legal cases, such as divorce or contract disputes, the parties involved may choose to—or be required ...