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Supreme Court Enforces Arbitration Clause And Confines Court Of Appeals To The Arguments Raised By The Parties

by David Johnson | Winstead PC on 3/15/2013

In Richmont Holdings, Inc. v. Superior Recharge Sys., L.L.C., an asset purchase agreement included a binding arbitration clause. No. 12-0142, 2013 Tex. LEXIS 71 (Tex. January 25, 2013). The seller of the business signed an...more

Agências de "Rating" e Governança Corporativa: Paradigma ou necessária coexistência

by Janahim Figueira on 2/10/2012

O objetivo deste estudo é demonstrar os pontos positivos e negativos na atuação das chamadas agências de classificação de risco, tanto nos EUA, bem como na Europa e no Brasil. O...more

Keeping disagreements out of court: new problems with expert determination clauses (UK)

by Chris Robinson on 11/19/2010

A recent case (6 November) casts doubt on the very common "expert determination" clauses used to value shares or property. Review them now!...more

California Court of Appeal Holds Class Action Waiver in Commercial Contract Not Unconscionable

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/21/2010

In Walnut Producers of California v. Diamond Foods, Inc., Case No. C060346 (August 16, 2010), the California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District held that a class arbitration waiver in an agreement between walnut...more

Lessons from a Corsican Mouse on the Practice of Law

by Edwin Reeser on 11/5/2009

Reprinted/posted with permission of the Daily Journal Corp (2009) I have had one lesson, taught twice, that was very important to my career and life, and rather than subject any of you to the abject humiliation of the...more

Electronic Discovery/Disclosure: From Litigation to International Commercial Arbitration

by Rob Robinson on 11/1/2008

Electronic Discovery/Disclosure: From Litigation to International Commercial Arbitration" is now published in The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management V 74, N 4, Nov 2008, ISSN 00037877 (The...more

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