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The role of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in alleged consumer product defect cases continues to be a hotly disputed issue. Plaintiff lawyers prefer the class action device, with its ability to pressure blackmail...more
This month the Second District Court of Appeal concluded that the developer of a condominium complex lacked standing to enforce the declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&R's) after it had sold all the...more
In This Issue: - United States Supreme Court Holds State Law Rule Mandating Classwide Arbitration of Consumer Claims Stands as Obstacle to Purposes of Federal Arbitration Act and Is Therefore Preempted - United...more
Like everybody else we took a look at the Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, slip op., 131 S. Ct. 1740 (U.S. 2011), on the Federal Arbitration Act’s preemption of state law limiting the...more
Since Chief Justice John Roberts’ appointment in 2005, three more new justices have joined the United States Supreme Court—Justice Samuel Alito in 2006, Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 2009, and Justice Elena Kagan last year....more
Arbitration, the alternative to Chinese courts: all about the Chinese Arbitration Law and CIETAC, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Chop till you drop: all about the new invoice...more
Note To Reader: As this article goes to press, the Fourth District Court of Appeal has received the parties’ supplemental briefs, and is preparing to rehear Villa Vicenza Homeowners Association v. Nobel Court Development,...more
IN THIS ISSUE: *“The Writing Is on the Wall”: Defective Drywall Claims Prompt More Legal Action *Federal Circuit Affirms $50 Million Civil Fraud Verdict Against Korean Construction Contractor *Under New York Case Law,...more
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