The district court for the Northern District of California recently denied a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration and, in so ruling, found that a bellwether provision related to mass arbitrations was unconscionable. Avia...more
The Litigation Byte is the new name and format for McGlinchey’s Commercial Law Bulletin. Our new format reflects McGlinchey’s national coverage and our expanded footprint while still serving up the digestible, insightful...more
7/16/2024
/ AL Supreme Court ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Creditors ,
Debt Collection ,
Eviction ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreclosure Sales ,
IRS ,
Mortgages ,
Motion to Exclude ,
National Bank Act ,
Open-Ended Lines of Credit ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
In an important decision regarding the size and potential scope of a putative class, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio recently granted a defendant’s motion to exclude from a class action all...more
On May 23, 2024, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that when parties have agreed to more than one contract – one that contains a clause sending threshold arbitrability questions to an arbitrator and one that sends those...more
Following in the footsteps of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), JAMS recently announced the creation of its own mass arbitration procedures and guidelines, designed, in part, “to facilitate the fair, expeditious,...more
On May 16, 2024, the Supreme Court unanimously held that when a district court compels claims to arbitration and a party has requested a stay under section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the district court is...more
5/17/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Certiorari ,
Dismissals ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Franchises ,
Judicial Proceedings ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
SCOTUS ,
Smith v Spizzirri ,
Stays
Ohio-
Enforceability of Arbitration Agreement-
Bryan Costin v. Midwest Vision Partners LLC., 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 112651, 2024-Ohio-463.
The Eighth District Court of Appeals recently affirmed the trial court’s ruling...more
2/19/2024
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
CSPA ,
Damages ,
Debt ,
Employment Contract ,
Enforceability ,
Foreclosure ,
Motion to Compel ,
Oral Contracts ,
Pre-Employment Agreements ,
Promissory Notes ,
Statute of Frauds ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tortious Interference ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Unjust Enrichment
Mass arbitration is a recent phenomenon created by enterprising plaintiffs as a direct result of a string of Supreme Court decisions that endorsed the use of class action waivers in arbitration agreements and precluded...more
Conditions Precedent-
In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate Court affirmed in part the trial court’s determination that Defendant breached its contract with Plaintiff disagreeing with Defendant-appellant that Plaintiff failed...more
1/29/2024
/ Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Commercial Arbitration ,
Commercial Contracts ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Counterclaims ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Forfeiture ,
Lack of Jurisdiction ,
Lien Release ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Non-Signatories ,
Summary Judgment
Intrusion Upon Seclusion-
Feasby v. Logan, 3rd Appellate District Paulding County (Ohio Ct. App. 2023)-
In this appeal, the Third Appellate District reversed the trial court’s decision to grant judgment on the pleadings...more
12/29/2023
/ American Arbitration Association ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Breach of Contract ,
Corporate Veil ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
Exploitation ,
FDUTPA ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Reversal ,
Shareholders ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Cincinnati v. PE Alms Hill Realty, LLC, 1st Dist. Hamilton, 2023-Ohio-2784. In this appeal, the First Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant commercial lenders summary judgment on their breach of...more
8/21/2023
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Business Records Exception ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Leases ,
Duty to Mitigate ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Guaranty Claims ,
Motion to Compel ,
Negligence ,
Personal Liability ,
Unconscionable Contracts
Ohio-
Agent’s Liability Under Contract-
Nat’l Church Residences v. Kessler, 3rd Dist. Union, No. 2023-Ohio-1437. The Third Appellate District reversed the trial court’s decision to grant the plaintiff summary judgment,...more
Ohio-
Non-Signatory Compelling Arbitration Duff v. Christopher, 11th Dist. Lake, No. 2023-Ohio-349.
In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part a trial court’s decision compelling...more
Ohio-
Public Records Law-
The State Ex Rel. Ames, Appellant, v. Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Mathews et al., Slip Op. 2022-Ohio-3990.
In this mandamus action to the Ohio Supreme Court, the Court found that Ohio’s...more
In a unanimous Opinion issued Monday, May 23, the United States Supreme Court resolved a circuit split and held that waiver of a right to arbitrate does not require a showing of prejudice to the opposing party....more
Ohio-
Statute of Frauds-
Kopsky v. MURrubber Technologies, Inc., 9th Dist. Summit Nos. 29867, 29984, 2022-Ohio-511-
In this appeal, the Ninth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision, agreeing that the...more
3/15/2022
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Contract ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Class Certification ,
Contract Terms ,
Expert Witness ,
Liens ,
Merger by Deed ,
OH Supreme Court ,
Settlement Proposals ,
Statute of Frauds
Ohio-
Statute of Frauds-
TLOA Acquisitions, L.L.C. v. Unknown Heirs, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 110002, 2021-Ohio-3678-
In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision, agreeing that the...more
10/25/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Creditors ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Final Judgment ,
Foreclosure ,
Jurisdiction ,
Loan Modifications ,
OH Supreme Court ,
Oral Contracts ,
Priority Rules ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Statute of Frauds ,
Tax Certificates
Statute of Frauds-
Csizmadia v. Gilkey, 5th Dist. Morgan No. 20AP0006, 2021-Ohio-2760 In this appeal, the Fifth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision, agreeing that the property owners could not assert a...more
Unconsionability Defense to Arbitration-
Sebold v. Latina Design Build Group, L.L.C., 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 109362, 2021-Ohio-124 In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision agreeing...more
1/29/2021
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Creditors ,
Debtors ,
Failure To Pay ,
Foreclosure ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Promissory Notes ,
Trade Secrets ,
Transfer of Assets
G Challenges to Arbitration Award-
Hughes v. Hughes, 10th Dist. Franklin No. 19AP-865, 2020-Ohio-5026-
In this appeal, the Tenth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision and confirmed an arbitration award...
...more
The Bullet Point: Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin
Is my conduct a violation of the Consumer Sales Practices Act?
Volume 4, Issue 18
October 2, 2020
Unconscionable arbitration agreement
Klonowski v. Lynch, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga...more
10/6/2020
/ Acceleration ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Bargaining Power ,
Borrowers ,
Consumer Sales Practices Act ,
Default ,
Delinquent Borrowers ,
False Advertising ,
Lis Pendens ,
Mortgages ,
Reasonableness Factors ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Right To Cure ,
Stays ,
Unconscionable Contracts
TCPA Government-Debt Exception-
Barr v. Am. Assn. of Political Consultants, ___U.S.___ (2020)
The United States Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, striking down the...more
7/9/2020
/ Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Barr v American Association of Political Consultants Inc ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Content-Based Restrictions ,
Debt Collection ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreclosure ,
Free Speech ,
Government Debt-Exception ,
SCOTUS ,
Severability Doctrine ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard ,
TCPA
The Marketable Title Act -
Garden Botanical Garden v. Drewien, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 108536, 2020-Ohio-1278 -
In this case, the Eighth Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part the trial court’s...more