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The Federal Arbitration Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1925 that governs arbitration in contracts implicating interstate commerce. The Act applies in both federal and state courts. 
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The State AG Report – 11.30.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • FTC Doesn’t Sugarcoat Warning Letters to Social Media...more

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Is My FDCPA Claim Timely? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - March 14, 2023

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Ohio- Statute of Limitations Under FDCPA- Bouye v. Bruce, 6th Cir. Nos. 21-6195/22-5016 (Mar. 1, 2023). In this appeal, the Sixth Circuit reversed in part the district court’s decision, finding that a claim brought...more

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The Bullet Point: An Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin: Am I Bound By An Arbitration Agreement I Did Not Sign? Volume 4, Issue 13

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TCPA Government-Debt Exception- Barr v. Am. Assn. of Political Consultants, ___U.S.___ (2020) The United States Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, striking down the...more

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Attacking An Inexplicable Arbitration Award: “Manifest Disregard of the Law” Or Something Else?

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What to do with an arbitration award that appears to be fatally internally inconsistent and provides no explanation or reconciliation of the inconsistency? For lack of something better to say, perhaps tee up the elusive...more

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Sixth Circuit Finds District Court Erred In Ruling On Arbitration Waiver Issue Where Issues As To Arbitrability Were Reserved For...

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The Plaintiff, Hilton, a computer purchaser, entered into a repayment agreement with Dell Financial Services, LLC, which later sold the debt to Midland Funding, to purchase a Dell computer on credit. The underlying issue in...more

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Fourth Circuit Holds Arbitration Clause Unenforceable When It Forbids Arbitrator From Applying The Applicable Law

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This case involves a class action filed in a Virginia district court against Delbert Services Corporation, the servicing agent of certain loans, for which the plaintiffs claimed that Delbert’s unfair debt collection practices...more

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Financial Services Report, Summer 2015

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In This Issue: - Arbitration Report - Beltway Report - Bureau Report - Mobile & Emerging Payments Report - Mortgage & Fair Lending Report - Operations Report - Preemption Report -...more

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