In an opinion that feels a bit like a report from the annual meeting of arbitration nerds, the Third Circuit last week clarified when district courts must allow discovery about arbitrability. ...more
6/3/2013 - Arbitration Class Action Discovery Motion to Compel Summary Judgment
Two federal circuit courts recently reversed district court decisions allowing non-signatories to compel arbitration. The analysis emphasizes that for a defendant to prove equitable estoppel compels arbitration, the...more
2/22/2013 - Arbitration Arbitration Agreements Class Action Arbitration Waivers Equitable Estoppel Grocery Stores Motion to Compel Non-Signatories Supply Contracts
The Tenth Circuit this week refused to consider a plaintiff’s substantive arguments about its right to arbitrate because it found abstention was appropriate under the Colorado River doctrine. D.A. Osguthorpe Family P’ship v....more
1/17/2013 - Abstention Arbitration Agreements Dismissals Federal Arbitration Act Motion to Compel Osguthorpe Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Subject Matter Jurisdiction Waivers
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