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Ninth Circuit Holds Clause Delegating Authority to Decide Arbitrability Is Valid Even If Broader Arbitration Agreement Is Not

Parties to an arbitration agreement sometimes choose to include a delegation clause, which is a provision that delegates to the arbitrator—rather than a court—gateway questions of arbitrability, such as whether the agreement...more

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Who Decides Who Decides? The Third Circuit Addresses the “Queen of All Threshold Issues” in Arbitration Law

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently addressed what’s been called the “queen of all threshold issues” in arbitration law: does a court or an arbitrator decide whether an agreement...more

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Former Employees Not Bound by Their Former Union’s Arbitration Agreement

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The former employees of a waste management company sued their former employer for violations of various federal and state labor laws. The company sought to compel arbitration and dismiss the complaint, relying on an...more

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Court Finds No Manifest Disregard of the Law or Exceeding of Powers in Upholding Arbitration Award Related to Dispute Over...

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Markmidco S.àr.l., a Luxembourg company, sold to Zeta Interactive Corp. its interest in a customer relationship management business consisting of several companies that provided to retailers email and text message marketing,...more

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New York Appellate Division Declines to Enjoin Baltimore Orioles’ Arbitration Against Washington Nationals

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Two professional baseball teams — the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles — were parties to a partnership agreement granting exclusive broadcast rights to their baseball games to a third entity. The agreement had a...more

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New York Commercial Division to Tighten Eligibility Requirements For Two Categories of Disputes

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Parties and counsel involved in disputes arising out of domestic arbitrations or home improvement contracts soon will have to clear heightened eligibility requirements before being able to proceed in the Commercial Division...more

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