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The 2026 ICC Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”) have introduced amendments aiming to strengthen the flexibility and transparency of proceedings. Spanish businesses are frequent users of ICC arbitration. According to the ICC...more
The U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments), along with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, issued a final rule on May 28, 2026, implementing several modifications to the...more
On May 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit reversed a district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a putative class action alleging a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....more
The federal government may soon be able to impose the terms of first collective bargaining agreements (“CBAs”) on private sector employers and unions. On May 21, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives obtained the 218...more
On May 28, 2026, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury finalized a rule implementing changes to the No Surprises Act's independent dispute resolution process, including new standardized...more
When the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated the Superior Court’s en banc decision in Chilutti v. Uber Technologies, Inc., businesses may have hoped that Pennsylvania’s unusually strict approach to online arbitration...more
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has recently released its updated Rules of Arbitration (ICC Rules 2026), which came into force on 1 June 2026...more
Effective 1 June 2026, the ICC Arbitration Rules have entered into force, replacing the 2021 version and introducing a series of reforms aimed at enhancing efficiency, transparency, and user confidence in international...more
Dans l’arrêt InFrontier AF LP v. Rahmani, la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario a rejeté l’appel d’une décision de première instance ordonnant la reconnaissance et l’exécution d’une sentence arbitrale rendue à Dubaï. L’appelant...more
On 23 March 2026, the International Chamber of Commerce approved a revised version of its Rules of Arbitration, which came into force on 1 June 2026 (2026 ICC Rules), replacing the 2021 ICC Rules. This update is the most...more
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published an updated version of its Arbitration Rules, coming into force almost immediately from June 1, 2026 and applicable to all arbitrations commenced from that date....more
On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Flower Foods, Inc. v. Brock, clarifying the scope of the transportation worker exemption under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)....more
On May 28, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock, No. 24-935, clarifying that certain “last-mile” delivery drivers may fall within the Federal Arbitration Act’s...more
District courts in the First Circuit issued several important decisions in early 2026 regarding the enforceability of arbitration provisions and interpreting recent First Circuit precedent. The cases revolved around a variety...more
The US Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services have issued a sweeping final rule (CMS-9897-F) implementing significant changes to the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process established...more
The sports industry is experiencing unprecedented growth and investment. This trend is driven by changing regulations relating to ownership in professional leagues and compensation mechanisms for college athletes, as well as...more
“Prediction is easy — being right is hard.” The Supreme Court’s May 21, 2026, decision in the multiemployer withdrawal liability space affirmed this principle. In M & K Employee Solutions, LLC v. Trustees of the IAM National...more
For the fourth time in seven years, SCOTUS issued a narrow but unanimous opinion reiterating that the transportation worker’s exemption to compelling arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) reaches employees who...more
Last fall, I blogged about the challenges of overturning an arbitrator’s award (check out that post here). That case illustrated the difficulties of vacating an award based on a purported erroneous ruling of law. But what if...more
On May 28, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized regulations intended to make the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process under the No Surprises Act (NSA) more efficient and transparent in...more
Brian Flores, an NFL coach, recently made headlines after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in a dispute over whether his claims must be arbitrated. Flores asserted race discrimination claims against the NFL and...more
On May 28, 2026, the US Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury, along with the Office of Personnel Management (collectively, the Departments), released a final rule addressing operational aspects of...more
Under the Michigan court rules, the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over an appeal as of right from a “final judgment or final order.” MCR 7.203(A)(1). In a civil case, that usually means the “first judgment or order that...more
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that arbitrators’ decisions that an arbitration clause is unenforceable may not be used to preclude arbitration in cases involving other plaintiffs in the same putative class action...more