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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Contract Is King: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Two Recent FAA Decisions

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The U.S. Supreme Court addressed contract terms bearing on the availability of class arbitration in two opinions this term. The first, Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, confirms a district court’s limited power under the...more

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Labor Letter, September 2013: Employers Go "Two For Two" – Three Times Over: A Review Of The 2012-13 Supreme Court Term

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Looking back at the recently-completed 2012-2013 Supreme Court term, employers should have reason to feel good about how things turned out. In fact, of the six major decisions that impact employers and can be categorized in...more

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International Employment Law Review: August 2013 - Issue 4: Recent Employment Law Developments in the United States

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U.S. Supreme Court Decisions - Court Limits Definition of “Supervisor” Under Federal Anti-Discrimination Law - In Vance v. Ball State University (June 24, 2013), in a 5-4 decision, a majority of the Supreme...more

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Employers Should Reassess Strategy in Light of New Rulings from the Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court of the United States recently issued two landmark rulings affecting the viability of arbitration as an alternative to costly litigation....more

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A Review Of The Supreme Court’s 2012-2013 Term

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As the United States Supreme Court’s 2012-2013 term drew to a close at the end of June, commentators observed a continuing gradual but perceptible shift to the right by the Court. The Roberts Court is generally viewed as...more

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Is Class Action Arbitration Available Under Agreement Covering Civil Actions?

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In a much-anticipated case the U.S. Supreme Court reached a decidedly unremarkable conclusion on June 10, 2013. The gist of the U.S. Supreme Court's new decision on class action arbitration agreements is old hat - courts may...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Supreme Court resolves circuit split, upholds arbitrator’s determination that parties agreed to submit to class arbitration

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The Supreme Court has issued a decision that resolves a split among the circuit courts and clarifies previous case law that some felt sounded the death knell for class arbitration....more

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In Oxford Health, Supreme Court Requires Class-Wide Arbitration of an Individual Claim

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In its recent decision in Oxford Health Plans LLC. v. Sutter, 569 U.S. ____ (2013), the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that parties to an arbitration agreement still face the risk of class arbitration even if the agreement does...more

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SCOTUS Rules: Right or wrong, arbitrator's interpretation stands

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The United States Supreme Court in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter held that an arbitration agreement in a fee-for-services contract between physicians and a health insurance company required arbitration of a class dispute...more

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Supreme Court Holds That Courts Must Defer To Arbitrator’s Decision To Authorize Class Arbitration

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On June 10, 2013, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held in Oxford Health Plans, LLC v. Sutter that an arbitrator’s decision to authorize class arbitration will not be disturbed under Section 10(a)(4) of the Federal...more

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Supreme Court Decision Highlights the Danger of Allowing an Arbitrator to Decide Whether Parties Agreed to Class Arbitration

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In Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, No. 12-135 (U.S. June 10, 2013), the Supreme Court unanimously held that where the parties to an arbitration agreement authorize the arbitrator to decide whether their agreement allows...more

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