On June 20, 2013, in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, the U.S. Supreme Court held that, under the Federal Arbitration Act, courts cannot invalidate a class arbitration waiver on the ground that the...more
On June 10, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an arbitrator did not exceed his authority under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) when the arbitrator interpreted the parties' arbitration agreement to permit class...more
Last week, a hydraulic fracturing equipment supplier was hit with a putative class action lawsuit in federal court in Pennsylvania, alleging violations of state and federal wage and hour law. ...more