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Felicello Law PC

Lessons On Arbitration Carveouts From Diddy-Diageo Suit

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Combs Wines and Spirits LLC, a company owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs, has a long-standing business relationship with Diageo North America Inc. by which Diageo distributes Ciroc Vodka and DeLeon Tequila. In May, Combs filed a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The New York Supreme Court Enforces New York’s State Law Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Discrimination Claims and...

- On July 13, 2020, the New York Supreme Court in Andowah Newton v. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc., Sup. Ct., N.Y. County, July 13, 2020, J. Nock, Index No. 154178/2019, slip op at p. 16, allowed the plaintiff employee...more

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No Privity? No Problem!

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May a stranger to an arbitration agreement compel arbitration against its signatories? According to the Second Department in Degraw Construction Group v McGowan Builders, Inc., 2017 NY Slip Op 05580 (2nd Dept July 12, 2017),...more

Carlton Fields

New York Appellate Division Reverses Order Compelling Arbitration And Reinstates Complaint Based Upon Terminated Agreement’s Forum...

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New York’s First Department finds there was no clear manifestation parties had abandoned a forum selection clause by a later agreement which mandated arbitration in London. In 2000, the parties entered into two agreements:...more

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