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Legal Alert: Arbitration and Class Action Waiver Issues Again Before the Supreme Court

by Brendan Ballard, Wilson Barmeyer, Lewis Wiener | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 2/28/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in the first of two cases to be argued this term again raising questions regarding the enforceability of arbitration agreements and class action waivers. These cases...more

What To Watch At The Supreme Court In 2013

by David B. Weisenfeld | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/10/2013

With the Supreme Court's first oral arguments of 2013 underway this week, there are several employment-related cases of note still awaiting decisions....more

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Arbitration Case

by David B. Weisenfeld | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 12/28/2012

While the Supreme Court's decision to delve into the Defense of Marriage Act attracted front-page headlines, the Court quietly agreed the same day to resolve another case of perhaps greater direct import to employment law....more

U.S. Supreme Court Considers Arbitration Clauses and Class Actions Next Year

by Ruth E. Hartman, Ernest Vargo | BakerHostetler on 12/20/2012

The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari to consider Oxford Health Plans’ appeal of a ruling compelling class arbitration with its providers over the insurer’s payment practices....more

Courts Continue to Wrestle With Arbitration Issues

by Greg Mersol | BakerHostetler on 12/17/2012

Decades ago, Congress passed the Federal Arbitration Act to combat the hostility courts showed towards arbitration agreements. Since that time, the Supreme Court has repeatedly pronounced the public policy in favor of the...more

Supreme Court To Clarify Key Issues Regarding The Permissibility Of Class Arbitration

by Lynne Hermle, Aubry Holland, David Prahl | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 12/11/2012

In the last several years, the enforcement of agreements to arbitrate disputes, whether between businesses or between businesses and their employees, has become a hotly contested issue in the courts. The U.S. Supreme Court...more

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