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Class Arbitrations Under Attack—But Survive

Originally published in the Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers Volume 7, Number 1, in Winter of 2013. There are certain indisputable benets of commercial arbitration: knowledgeable trier of fact,...more

Once More unto the Breach: The U.S. Supreme Court Takes Another Case Regarding Class-Wide Arbitration

The United States Supreme Court recently announced that it will return to the trenches of arbitration jurisprudence. Specifically, the Court granted certiorari in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, No. 12-135 (U.S.), to...more

U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Another Major Class/Collective Action Arbitration Case

On December 7, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certification in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, No. 12-135, 675 F.3d 215 (3rd Cir. 2012). In Oxford, the Third Circuit affirmed a decision that an arbitrator did not...more