Like other industries, broker-dealers have transitioned their workforces to remote working/teleworking arrangements as the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) public health emergency has persisted. At the same time, broker-dealers also...more
Action Item: In a precedential opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit outlined what is required for parties to allow arbitrators—rather than courts—to decide whether a matter could be arbitrated as a class....more
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In a precedential ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Opalinski v. Robert Half Int’l recently held that a federal judge—not an arbitrator—should decide whether an agreement between individuals to...more
In Halliburton Co. et al v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., 573 U.S.___ (2014), the Supreme Court revisited its decision in Basic, Inc. v. Levinson, 485 U.S. 224 (1988), in which it held that class action plaintiffs bringing Rule...more