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First Circuit Vacates Order Compelling Arbitration Over Arbitrator Selection Clause

The First Circuit vacated an order compelling arbitration after finding that the arbitrator selection clause was unconscionable. The court nevertheless remanded the case to the district court to determine if the selection...more

First Circuit Rejects Argument That Arbitration Clause Was Unenforceable Because Contract Containing the Clause Was Allegedly...

The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected a party’s argument that an arbitration agreement was unenforceable because the contract containing the arbitration clause had been allegedly terminated and superseded. The...more

Southern District of Texas Compels Arbitration Over Insured's Claim that Arbitration Clause was Unconscionable

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas recently compelled arbitration despite an insured’s claim that the operative arbitration clause was unconscionable because it required the arbitration panel to...more

Eighth Circuit Rejects Claim That Arbitration Clause in Retainer Was Unconscionable

The Eight Circuit has rejected a plaintiff’s claim that an arbitration clause in a retainer agreement she signed with a law firm after receiving a call from a purported agent of the firm informing her of a purported...more

Court Enforces Arbitration Agreement Incorporated Into “Notice to Employees”

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas compelled arbitration in a putative Fair Labor Standards Act class action based on language in a “notice to employees” that put the plaintiffs on notice that they...more

Court Compels Arbitration Based on Text Message Agreement

A district court has granted a motion to compel arbitration based on an arbitration clause in an agreement sent via text message and agreed to via a reply text. ...more

Alabama District Court Enforces Arbitration Clause Related to Disability Policy Over Unconscionability Claim

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama has compelled arbitration despite a former employee’s claim that the arbitration clause in the policy at issue was unconscionable under the circumstances related to...more

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