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Court Denies Google’s Bid to Compel Arbitration Four Years into Litigation

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A California federal judge recently denied Google’s motion to arbitrate a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged that Google violated privacy statutes by concealing the fact that Google-Assistant-enabled devices could...more

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Court Refuses to Compel Arbitration Based on Dissolution of Arbitral Forum

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently refused to compel arbitration on the ground that the arbitral forum had ceased to exist and that a purported replacement forum was not the same forum and...more

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Louisiana District Court Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration Pursuant to DIFC-LCIA

A U.S. federal district court refused to compel arbitration in a contractual dispute concerning the supply of materials, products, and services for an oil and gas project being performed by defendants in Saudi Arabia. The...more

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Third Circuit Reverses District Court Order Compelling Arbitration, Highlighting That Arbitration and “Expert Determinations” Are...

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court decision compelling arbitration, finding that the parties’ designation of an accounting expert to resolve certain issues did not constitute an agreement to...more

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First Circuit Holds That New York Convention Preempts Puerto Rican Law

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The First Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the New York Convention applies to an insurance arbitration dispute between a Puerto Rican company and Lloyd’s of London and that the convention preempts a Puerto Rican law...more

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Who’s in Charge Here? Federal Circuit Says An Arbitrator, not District Court, Should Decide Arbitrability

The Federal Circuit recently held that an arbitrator, not a federal district court, should decide whether a dispute arising from a technology license is subject to mandatory arbitration. See ROHM Semiconductor USA, LLC v....more

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A Review: State-Law Principles Allowing A Nonsignatory To Enforce An Arbitration Provision Against A Signatory May Be Applied To...

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In cases involving contracts between U.S. companies, courts frequently allow a nonsignatory to a contract to enforce an arbitration provision in the contract against a signatory, when the signatory to the contract relies on...more

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California District Court Grants Motion to Compel, Referring Issue of Arbitrability to Hong Kong Arbitration Forum

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A district court in California granted a motion to compel arbitration pursuant to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. A shareholder’s agreement between the parties contained a...more

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2019-20 Supreme Court Update

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2019-20 term is receiving substantial attention for cases involving signature initiatives of President Donald Trump’s administration. But the Court also maintains an extensive docket directly relevant...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Order Denying Arbitration, Applying Precedent That State Law Does Not Overcome the New York Convention’s...

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In a trademark dispute, Shrinivas Sugandhalaya LLP (SS LLP), an incense manufacturing company based in Mumbai, appealed the denial of its motion to compel arbitration against Balkrishna Setty and his company Shrinivas...more

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UPDATE: GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC: U.S. Supreme Court Grants Writ of Certiorari to...

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As discussed in our post from last year, on August 30, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision to compel arbitration between an Alabama steel plant owner, Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC...more

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Deciding Arbitrability And Arbitration Agreements: Eleventh Circuit Refines Its Interpretation Of The Federal Arbitration Act And...

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Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC v. Converteam SAS, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 24671 (11th Cir. Aug. 30, 2018) - On August 30, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision to compel arbitration between...more

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Non-Signatory to Arbitration Agreement Cannot Compel Arbitration When New York Convention Applies

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held recently that it could not compel arbitration demanded by a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement when the New York Convention applied. See Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC v....more

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Court Compels Plaintiff to International Arbitration with Nonsignatories

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• In Caporicci U.S.A. Corp. v. Prada S.p.A., a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida judge granted a motion to compel plaintiff and defendants, and certain service providers, to arbitrate in Milan, on the...more

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First Department Finds Forum Selection Clause in Earlier Agreement Valid Despite Later Agreement Providing for Arbitration

In a 3-2 split decision, a New York appellate court determined that a forum selection clause providing for litigation in New York courts had not been explicitly terminated and thus trumped agreements to submit to arbitration...more

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