Patent Infringement: Successful Litigation Stays the "Course"
Specificity seldom hurts in litigation. It is indispensable if you want to prevent an arbitrator from arbitrating something you think a court should adjudicate instead. But although you may be right about the...more
The Federal Arbitration Act establishes a federal policy in favor of arbitration agreements and provides for enforcement in federal court of many agreements to arbitrate. 9 USC §§ 1, 4. Section 16(b) of the Arbitration Act...more
On September 19, 2019, the Second Circuit affirmed a New York District Court’s order compelling arbitration of a whistleblower retaliation claim under the Dodd-Frank Act. Daly v. Citigroup Inc., et al., No. 18-665....more
On December 21, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California stayed a plaintiff’s whistleblower retaliation claim under SOX (which was not subject to mandatory arbitration) while granting a motion...more
On June 27, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted Snap Inc.’s motion to compel arbitration of a Dodd-Frank whistleblower retaliation claim. Pompliano v. Snap Inc., No. 17-cv-3664 (2018...more
Arbitrator or Judge? California Supreme Court Weighs in - Why it matters - Yet again, the California Supreme Court considered arbitration in the context of an employment agreement, this time reflecting on whether a...more