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Ninth Circuit: Injunctive Relief Claims Relating Only to Past Harms to a Limited Class Are Not Exempt From Arbitration

by Brian Martin, Amy L. Pierce, Christine Scheuneman, Nathaniel Smith | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/25/2013

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision favoring arbitration clauses in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held in Kilgore v. KeyBank, N.A. that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”)...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Plan Terms Trump Equitable Defenses

by Russell Hirschhorn, Myron Rumeld | Proskauer - ERISA Practice Center on 4/17/2013

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in U.S. Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen in which the Court unanimously ruled that a clearly drafted reimbursement clause will trump all equitable defenses....more

Ninth Circuit Delivers a Key Victory for Consumer Arbitration

by Alan S. Kaplinsky, Mark J. Levin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/16/2013

Proponents of consumer arbitration have been buoyed by a Ninth Circuit opinion issued on April 11, 2013, that underscores the dramatic impact that AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion has had on the enforcement of consumer...more

Does The Alabama Trade Secrets Act Limit Remedies For Theft Of Information?

by Gillian Watson Egan | Burr & Forman on 4/10/2013

Alabama enacted the Alabama Trade Secrets Act (the “ATSA”) in 1987. However, since that time, there have been relatively few reported court decisions analyzing the impact of the ATSA on common law claims. A federal district...more

11th Circuit Case Signals Split on Law vs. Regulation vs. … Contract?

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 2/25/2013

On February 22, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated the smuggling and conspiracy convictions of two importers of allegedly tainted cheese products in the case of United States of America v. Yuri...more

Class Action Waivers Are Enforceable Despite Any State Statutory Right To A Class Action

by Travis Anderson, Shannon Petersen | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/22/2013

In Flores v. West Covina Auto Group, --- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, 2013 WL 139200 (Cal.App. 2 Dist. Jan. 11, 2013), the California Court of Appeal extended the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in AT&T Mobility, Inc. v....more

Permanent Injunctions and The Erie Problem

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 10/26/2012

God help us all! I am discussing the Erie v. Tompkins case from 1938. This was like the fourth most annoying case from law school, and I thought I left it once and for all in Champaign, Illinois in 1997....more

Enforcing Class Action Waivers: A "Major Change In California Law"

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/15/2012

In Phillips v. Sprint PCS, __ Cal. App. 4th __, 2012 WL 4378199 (1st Dist., Sept. 26, 2012), the California Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s decision to reconsider its past order refusing to enforce an arbitration...more

Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in South Korea

by Wonil Chung on 10/12/2012

This article generally demonstrates under what requirements the Korean courts recognize and enforce the foreign judgments....more

Concepcion Mandates Individual Arbitration Even When Statutory Rights Cannot Be Vindicated, Third Circuit Holds

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/28/2012

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), obligates courts to compel individual arbitration even where the plaintiff has proven that doing so would make it impossible to...more

The Federal Arbitration Act Preempts Any Right To A Class Action Under State Law

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/7/2012

The California Court of Appeal recently held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts any statutory right to a class action under the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA). See Caron v. Mercedes-Benz Financial...more

Fifth Circuit Rejects Expansive Reading of Texas Law Regarding an Insured’s Right to Independent Counsel

by Sedgwick LLP on 7/9/2012

Under Texas law, “when the facts to be adjudicated in [a] liability lawsuit are the same facts upon which coverage depends, the conflict of interest will prevent the insurer from conducting the defense.” N. Cnty. Mut. Ins....more

Federal District Courts Continue to Find Ways to Invalidate Arbitration Clauses Despite the U.S. Supreme Court's Recent...

by Saul Ewing LLP on 6/7/2012

A recent federal court decision provides warning that companies should be balanced in drafting arbitration provisions and not include provisions that are "unfairly one-sided" at the expense of the consumer. Otherwise, courts...more

Vollstreckung - Anerkennung und Vollstreckbarkeit ausländischer Gerichtsurteile in Belgien

by Kocks & Partners Rechtsanwälte Belgien on 5/28/2012

Grundsätzlich ist zwischen der Anerkennung und der Vollstreckung ausländischer Gerichtsurteile in Belgien zu unterscheiden. Die Frage der Anerkennung betrifft die Rechtskraft des Urteils in Belgien, wohingegen die Frage...more

Prozessrecht Beweisaufnahmeverordnung - Die Zwangsvollstreckungproblematik von ausländischen Entscheidungen zur Erteilung eines...

by Kocks & Partners Rechtsanwälte Belgien on 5/28/2012

Das Gericht erster Instanz in Turnhout (Belgien) erließ am 06. März 2008 ein beachtliches Urteil im Zusammenhang mit der Anwendung der Europäischen Verordnung Nr. 1206/2001 des Rates vom 28. Mai 2001 über die Zusammenarbeit...more

Verfahren und Prozessrecht - Verfahren vor Zivil- und Handelsgerichten in Belgien

by Kocks & Partners Rechtsanwälte Belgien on 5/28/2012

Das belgische Gerichtssystem ist durch einen zweistufigen Aufbau gekennzeichnet: Grundsätzlich kann gegen jedes erstinstanzliche Urteil Berufung erhoben werden. ...more

Using Federal Antitrust Law To Void Class Action Waivers

by Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP on 5/15/2012

Originally published in Competition Law360 on May 15, 2012. Last year, in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S.Ct. 1740 (2011), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the so-called “collective arbitration waivers” (also...more

New York Appellate Court Holds that Federal Law Does Not Preempt State Contract and Consumer Protection Laws in Gift Card Suit

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/30/2012

On April 17, 2012, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court held that federal laws and regulations do not preempt state contract and consumer protection laws, reversing an earlier trial court decision dismissing a...more

UK Judgment Validates ISDA Master Agreement Performance Suspension Provision

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/18/2012

Section 2(a)(iii) of every standard International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement provides in relevant part that a non-defaulting party does not have to perform so long as any event of default or...more

The Ninth Circuit Again Follows Concepcion And Enforces Consumer Arbitrations

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/29/2012

On March 16, 2012, the Ninth Circuit followed the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in AT&T Mobility, Inc. v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), and held that the Federal Arbitration Act (the FAA) preempts state law...more

Ninth Circuit Holds Federal Arbitration Act Preempts California Law Prohibiting Arbitration of Claims for Broad Public Injunctive...

by Barger & Wolen on 3/14/2012

On March 7, 2012, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion that significantly limits the power of California, and other states, to restrict the enforcement of arbitration agreements and class action waiver...more

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Ninth Circuit: Injunctive Relief Claims Relating Only to Past Harms to a Limited Class Are Not Exempt From Arbitration

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Plan Terms Trump Equitable Defenses

Ninth Circuit Delivers a Key Victory for Consumer Arbitration

Does The Alabama Trade Secrets Act Limit Remedies For Theft Of Information?

11th Circuit Case Signals Split on Law vs. Regulation vs. … Contract?

Class Action Waivers Are Enforceable Despite Any State Statutory Right To A Class Action

Permanent Injunctions and The Erie Problem

Enforcing Class Action Waivers: A "Major Change In California Law"

Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in South Korea

Concepcion Mandates Individual Arbitration Even When Statutory Rights Cannot Be Vindicated, Third Circuit Holds

The Federal Arbitration Act Preempts Any Right To A Class Action Under State Law

Fifth Circuit Rejects Expansive Reading of Texas Law Regarding an Insured’s Right to Independent Counsel

Federal District Courts Continue to Find Ways to Invalidate Arbitration Clauses Despite the U.S. Supreme Court's Recent...

Vollstreckung - Anerkennung und Vollstreckbarkeit ausländischer Gerichtsurteile in Belgien

Prozessrecht Beweisaufnahmeverordnung - Die Zwangsvollstreckungproblematik von ausländischen Entscheidungen zur Erteilung eines...

Verfahren und Prozessrecht - Verfahren vor Zivil- und Handelsgerichten in Belgien

Using Federal Antitrust Law To Void Class Action Waivers

New York Appellate Court Holds that Federal Law Does Not Preempt State Contract and Consumer Protection Laws in Gift Card Suit

UK Judgment Validates ISDA Master Agreement Performance Suspension Provision

The Ninth Circuit Again Follows Concepcion And Enforces Consumer Arbitrations

Ninth Circuit Holds Federal Arbitration Act Preempts California Law Prohibiting Arbitration of Claims for Broad Public Injunctive...

Court Affirms Injunction Against NJ Unclaimed Property Law

Judicial Scrutiny of Arbitration Clauses Under Concepcion

Employment Law Commentary - Volume 24, No. 1 January 2012

Federal Arbitration Act Preempts State Law; Action Stayed Pending Arbitration In Canada Under Canadian Law

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