Plaintiff Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC (“Outokumpu”) contracted with F.L. Industries, Inc. “”FLI”), a German company, to provide cold rolling mills (“CRMs”), which are used in the production of certain steel products. FLI...more
9/26/2018
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Compel ,
Motion to Remand ,
New York Convention ,
Non-Signatories ,
Remand ,
Steel Industry
Stephen Evans, doing business as Roof n’ Box, Inc. (“RNB”), had a contract with Building Materials Corp. of America, (“BMCA”) to promote RNB’s “Roof N Box” product, a three-dimensional roofing model, to building-construction...more
As we reported in this space late last year, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S.Ct. 1740, 1745 (2011), tilted the scales toward federal power in the field of arbitration, preempting...more
10/19/2015
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Arbitration Agreements ,
AT&T Mobility ,
AT&T Mobility v Concepcion ,
Bad Faith ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Insurance Regulations ,
McCarran-Ferguson Act ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS
Plaintiff, Technical Security Integration, Inc., a Washington company, sold certain security and surveillance equipment and services. It hired Corey Tharp as a sales associate in Oregon, to tap his connections to that state’s...more
9/30/2015
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Casinos ,
Commercial Arbitration ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Gaming ,
Insurance Industry ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Compel ,
Security ,
Surveillance
In a bout before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, two heavyweight federal statutes squared off, with coverage for hundreds of long-tail, asbestos-related personal injury lawsuits on the line. In one corner:...more
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Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund, Welfare Fund, Annuity Fund v. Alliance Workroom Corp., No. 13-Civ-5096 (USDC S.D.N.Y. Dec. 11, 2013) (arbitration award...more