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Latham & Watkins LLP

Healthcare & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - May 2026 #2

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Our Drug Pricing and Market Access team tracks recent developments in healthcare reform, the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the 340B Program, Medicare, and state law....more

Wiley Rein LLP

Interrelated Wrongful Act Provisions Do Not Create Coverage for Uncovered Claims

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The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, applying Washington law, has held that a D&O insurer had no duty to pay defense costs for an arbitration asserting solely excluded contractual claims even though...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le Canada ratifie l’adhésion du Royaume-Uni au PTPGP : Conséquences pour le commerce et les investissements

Le 6 mai 2026, la Loi portant mise en œuvre du Protocole d’adhésion du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord à l’Accord de partenariat transpacifique global et progressiste (la « Loi ») a reçu la sanction...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Texas SB 2544: Out-of-Network Facilities Now Face a Hard Deadline to Request Mediation

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If your hospital, ambulatory surgery center, freestanding emergency room, or birthing center bills commercial health plans for out-of-network services in Texas, a new law has fundamentally changed how long you have to dispute...more

Lerch, Early & Brewer

Yours. Mine. Ours? Understanding Marital vs. Non-Marital Property in Divorce

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In order to obtain a divorce, either via a negotiated settlement agreement, or through the court process, all marital property must be distributed between the parties. This necessary task begs the question: What is...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Supreme Court Confirms Post-Award Jurisdiction After Federal Court Stays Claims Under FAA

On May 14, 2026, the Supreme Court unanimously held in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties that when a federal court stays claims pending arbitration under Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act, it retains jurisdiction to...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

5 Strategies for Venue Selection in Energy Disputes

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In energy contracts, venue selection clauses — language specifying how and where disputes will be heard — are sometimes seen as boilerplate. Yet they can play a critical role in energy litigation, affecting procedure, timing,...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

SCOTUS: After Sending Employment Claims to Arbitration, Federal Courts Can Still Enforce or Vacate Awards

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Endorsing a streamlined process to enforce arbitration awards, the U.S. Supreme Court held that when a federal district court compels arbitration and stays the case pending completion of the arbitration under Section 3 of the...more

Venable LLP

Chalk Talk: The College Sports Commission Wins Its First Major NIL Enforcement Test

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Last week, the College Sports Commission (CSC) won its first major challenge to its ability to regulate NIL deals in the post-House v. NCAA era. We previously discussed the background of the case—an arbitration initiated by...more

JAMS

The Well-Prepared Attorney: Setting the Course for Mediation Success

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There is a moment in mediation that seasoned neutrals recognize almost instinctively. It does not arrive with fanfare. It surfaces quietly, often within the first half hour, when counsel begin to frame the dispute. One...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New York Legislature Passes Sweeping “Anti‑Waiver of Employment Rights Act”

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The “Anti‑Waiver of Employment Rights Act” (S4424‑A) would broadly invalidate contractual provisions waiving or limiting employees’ rights under the New York Labor Law and Human Rights Law. The law—if signed by the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SCOTUS Confirms Federal Courts Retain Jurisdiction After Staying a Case Pending Arbitration

On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, No. 25-83 that a federal court that stays an action pending arbitration under § 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) retains...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

UPC ADR: Arbitration, Mediation and Expert Determination

The Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) forms part of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Its rules of operation are available here. It operates independently, but carries out its tasks in close contact and cooperation...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

The Changing World of Mediation: From Golf Balls to AI

AI, or artificial intelligence, is exponentially changing the world. It’s also changing the mediation landscape. How did we get here, and more importantly, where will AI mediation take us? With its explosive growth and...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads

SCOTUS Confirms: Federal Courts Retain Power to Affirm or Vacate an Arbitration Decision

As we predicted in our post After Arbitration, Does a District Court Have Jurisdiction to Confirm or Vacate an FAA Award?, the US Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that a federal court that has sent a dispute to arbitration...more

Miller Canfield

The Federal Court Sent Your Case to Arbitration. Does It Keep the Case for Post-Arbitration Proceedings?

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A federal court sends your case to arbitration. But who later decides the fate of the arbitration award—the same federal judge or a new state court? The U.S. Supreme Court has now answered that question: the same federal...more

A&O Shearman

UK FCA Update On Legal Challenges To Motor Finance Redress Scheme

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a statement providing an update on the legal challenges to its motor finance redress scheme. The FCA confirms that, despite ongoing litigation (with a hearing unlikely...more

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Supreme Court Reopens Federal Courthouse Doors for Post-Arbitration Proceedings in Stayed Cases

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In a significant win for parties seeking to enforce arbitration agreements, the U.S. Supreme Court last week issued a unanimous decision in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties holding that when a federal court stays a case...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

SCOTUS Confirms Federal Courts Retain Jurisdiction over Stayed FAA Actions

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On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously gave litigants a clearer and more practical rule: when a federal court properly takes a case and stays it for arbitration under Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Venezuela Reopens to Foreign Investment: Legal Reforms and Emerging International Dispute Risks

Reopening with Residual Risk: Venezuela’s 2026 reforms signal a clear shift toward re-engaging foreign investment in the hydrocarbons and mining sectors, but the country’s history of expropriation, arbitration exposure and...more

Ankura

Use of Expert Determination as an ADR Method

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Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms are generally designed to deliver time and cost efficiency, procedural flexibility, and confidentiality. However, one key consideration that is often understated is the degree of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Finds Breach Claims Covered by ADR Provision in Merger Agreement

On February 13, 2026, in Fortis Advisors, LLC v. Stillfront Midco AB, the Delaware Supreme Court held that an alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) provision in a Merger Agreement allowed an arbitrator—from an accounting...more

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SCOTUS Settles Federal Jurisdiction Question When Claims Are Stayed Under the FAA

On May 14, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States held that federal courts that have previously stayed claims in pending actions under Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) “have jurisdiction to confirm or...more

Clark Hill PLC

Colorado Arbitration Reform: What Employers and Businesses Need to Know

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When the Colorado General Assembly gaveled out its 2026 session on May 13, Colorado House Bill 26-1236 was one of the more consequential measures to clear both chambers. Branded simply as “arbitration reform,” it reshapes how...more

Miller Canfield

The AI Arbitrator Is Here: Are You Ready? Is Your Lawyer?

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It is often said that one of the main advantages of arbitration is that it is generally faster and less costly than litigation. But arbitration can still involve significant costs and time. Two new initiatives are testing...more

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