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Top SCOTUS Cases that Matter for Tech, Life Sciences and Games Industries – 2018 Term Preview

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/2/2018

As the U.S. Supreme Court kicks off its 2018 term this week, it prepares to take up a series of firsts, including questions about the America Invents Act, securities fraud and privacy-related class action litigation. At the...more

The Contract Is King: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Two Recent FAA Decisions

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/10/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court addressed contract terms bearing on the availability of class arbitration in two opinions this term. The first, Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, confirms a district court’s limited power under the...more

In Oxford Health, Supreme Court Requires Class-Wide Arbitration of an Individual Claim

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/21/2013

In its recent decision in Oxford Health Plans LLC. v. Sutter, 569 U.S. ____ (2013), the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that parties to an arbitration agreement still face the risk of class arbitration even if the agreement does...more

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Class Arbitration Ruling Where Parties Asked Arbitrator To Decide the Issue

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/19/2013

In a rare unanimous decision on an arbitration issue, the Supreme Court upheld an arbitrator's ruling permitting the arbitration to proceed on a class-wide basis....more

Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter: You Get What You Bargain For, Including the “Good, Bad, or Ugly”

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 6/17/2013

Ever have that feeling that your arbitrator just doesn’t understand you? You may be right, but there’s not much you can do about it. A recent unanimous ruling by the United States Supreme Court should encourage employers to...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - June 2013: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Classwide Arbitration, Finding Arbitrator “Arguably” (Even if...

Fenwick & West LLP on 6/17/2013

In Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, the United States Supreme Court affirmed an arbitral decision allowing the plaintiff to proceed with classwide arbitration even in the absence of express language to that effect in the...more

Supreme Court Holds That Courts Must Defer To Arbitrator’s Decision To Authorize Class Arbitration

Troutman Pepper on 6/12/2013

On June 10, 2013, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held in Oxford Health Plans, LLC v. Sutter that an arbitrator’s decision to authorize class arbitration will not be disturbed under Section 10(a)(4) of the Federal...more

Supreme Court Decision Highlights the Danger of Allowing an Arbitrator to Decide Whether Parties Agreed to Class Arbitration

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/12/2013

In Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, No. 12-135 (U.S. June 10, 2013), the Supreme Court unanimously held that where the parties to an arbitration agreement authorize the arbitrator to decide whether their agreement allows...more

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Supreme Court of the United States › Arbitration Agreements › Contract Interpretation

Top SCOTUS Cases that Matter for Tech, Life Sciences and Games Industries – 2018 Term Preview

The Contract Is King: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Two Recent FAA Decisions

In Oxford Health, Supreme Court Requires Class-Wide Arbitration of an Individual Claim

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Class Arbitration Ruling Where Parties Asked Arbitrator To Decide the Issue

Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter: You Get What You Bargain For, Including the “Good, Bad, or Ugly”

Fenwick Employment Brief - June 2013: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Classwide Arbitration, Finding Arbitrator “Arguably” (Even if...

Supreme Court Holds That Courts Must Defer To Arbitrator’s Decision To Authorize Class Arbitration

Supreme Court Decision Highlights the Danger of Allowing an Arbitrator to Decide Whether Parties Agreed to Class Arbitration

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Upholds Arbitrator's Authority to Interpret Agreement to Permit Class Proceedings

New Life for Class Arbitration, or Strategic Mistake in an Isolated Case?

Oxford Health Plans v. Sutter - The Perils of Choosing an Arbitrator to Resolve Potential "Gateway Matters"

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