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In recent years, plaintiff-side attorneys have increasingly relied on a strategy of “mass arbitration” to force companies into in terrorem settlements, whereby large numbers of claims are settled quickly before the underlying...more
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For businesses that use consumer and workplace arbitration agreements designating JAMS as their arbitration administrator, there is an important new development: JAMS has announced new Mass Arbitration Procedures and...more
On May 1, 2024, JAMS, the world’s largest private alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider, released its Mass Arbitration Procedures and Guidelines (Procedures) and an accompanying Mass Arbitration Procedures Fee...more
On May 2, JAMS announced its new Mass Arbitration Procedures and Guidelines and Mass Arbitration Procedures Fee Schedule (together, the Procedures), with the express goal to “facilitate the fair, expeditious and efficient...more
On January 15, 2024, the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") published updates to its Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules and Fee Schedule, aimed at streamlining the mass arbitration process and reducing costs....more
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) recently amended its Supplemental Rules on Mass Arbitrations as well as its fee schedule, in an attempt to streamline these arbitrations. These rules could potentially change the...more
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) has announced updates to its Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules and its fee schedules for consumer and employment mass arbitrations....more
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On January 15, 2024, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) announced changes to the AAA-ICDR Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules and Fee Schedules to take effect immediately. The AAA stated in a press release that these...more
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On September 21, 2023, the US Departments of Treasury (DOT), Labor (DOL), and Health and Human Services (HHS) (the Departments) issued new rulemaking governing the administrative fee required to access the arbitration process...more
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Espinoza v. Superior Court, 83 Cal. App. 5th 761 (2022) - Rosa M. Quincoza Espinoza sued her former employer, Centinela Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre West, LLC, for discrimination and retaliation. The employer filed a...more
On 30 June 2022, Hong Kong enacted framework legislation which introduces legislative amendments aimed at allowing outcome-related fee structures (ORFS) in arbitration and related proceedings (the Amendments). ...more
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As part of its ongoing efforts to improve the judicial system and meet its Vision 2030 goals, Saudi Arabia has approved another new law, Royal Decree No. M16 on Judicial Fees (Judicial Fees Law), which was issued on 8...more
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