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Best Best & Krieger LLP

When Summary Proceedings Are Not So Summary: Practical Options Amid California Unlawful Detainer Delays

California’s unlawful detainer process is described as a “summary” proceeding. A defendant has just 10 business days to respond to an action for eviction and the trial is supposed to be held within 20 days of a request....more

JAMS

Do Not Forget Insurance Professionals

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Money fuels settlements. Oftentimes, the person with control over the purse is an insurance professional, not an attorney or a party. While attorneys typically recommend and hire mediators, insurance professionals ultimately...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

[Webinar] Best Practices Series Seminar (93rd) - June 10th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm CDT

Topics include: - Public Interest Law - The MMPA: Pleadings, Practices & Pitfalls - Bad Faith Insurance Risk: Case Law Update - Effective Use of Electronically Stored Information During Trial - Creativity and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Check the Arbitral Organization’s Rules Before Agreeing to Arbitrate

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Whether to select arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism is an important decision when entering into a contract. Deciding whether arbitration should be administered by an organization such as the American Arbitration...more

K&L Gates LLP

Dubai Confirms the Allocation of Jurisdiction Over the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

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The Dubai Conflicts of Jurisdiction Tribunal (CJT), an independent judicial authority established in Dubai by Decree No. 29 of 2024 to resolve conflicts between the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts (DIFC Courts)...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

“All” Means All: The Court of Appeal’s Latest Warning on Overbroad Arbitration Agreements

The recent decision in Stoker v. Blue Origin, LLC is the latest entry in a long line of cases informing the scope and breadth of mandatory arbitration agreements. ...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Fact-finding as Strategy: How Cross-Border Investigations Strengthen Latin America Arbitration

Legal hubs, such as Miami and Atlanta, are becoming a preferred setting for hosting Latin American related disputes. Given the nature of political instability and the lack of legal certainty throughout the region and around...more

A&O Shearman

Sanctions take center stage in arbitration

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In this Q&A, international arbitration partners James Freeman and Jennifer Younan consider how sanctions are reshaping international arbitration, from strategic choices around seats and arbitrators to contract law concepts,...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Increasing the Likelihood of a Data-Based Resolution During Mediation: Knowing and Understanding Your BATNA

Any review of current legal headlines will include articles noting crowded court dockets. This crowding is predicted to be exacerbated by the high court’s Loper Bright decision. Thus, the pressure on parties to mediate and...more

Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph

Florida Arbitration Law Update: Arbitrators Can Decide Arbitrability Questions Brought By Non-Parties To The Arbitration Agreement

The Sixth District Court of Appeal has recently issued a decision at odds with its sister courts: in affirming an order granting a motion to compel arbitration, the District Court held that arbitrators—not courts—must decide...more

Clark Hill PLC

Can an Employee Resist Submitting Their Claim into Arbitration by Using Another Employee’s Unfavorable Arbitration Outcome? The...

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In O’Dell v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc., the Ninth Circuit addressed whether plaintiffs can use a procedural mechanism, non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel, to avoid enforcement of arbitration agreements—and held they...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Forum Selection Clauses – An Overlooked Contractual Pitfall

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At the time of contracting, few people are thinking of why or how the contract might be breached and what happens if so. However, a forum or arbitration selection clause may pre-determine your outcome regardless of who was at...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Évaluations environnementales en C.-B. : Nouveau processus de règlement des différends et autres modifications importantes

Le 16 avril 2026, le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique (« C.-B. ») a adopté le projet de loi 15 intitulé Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2026 (le « projet de loi 15 »), qui apporte des modifications au mécanisme...more

King & Spalding

Bankruptcy Court Denies Minority Lenders’ Request to Certify Immediate Appeal of Del Monte Foods Settlement Approval Order

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On April 2, 2026, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey denied a minority lender group’s request to certify a direct appeal to the Third Circuit of its order approving a Del Monte Foods settlement. The...more

ALTO Litigation

April Securities Litigation Brief: A New Enforcement Director, A Defense Verdict and Ninth Circuit News

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SEC Appoints New Enforcement Director- On April 8, the Securities and Exchange Commission appointed David Woodstock as the new director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. Woodstock was chair of the Securities...more

JAMS

Foreign Sovereign Immunity in International Construction

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For hundreds of years, the world’s sovereign nations refused to allow any other foreign sovereign to be sued in their courts without the sovereign’s consent. The guiding principle was “absolute sovereign immunity,” an...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

The Cost of Delay: Why Waiting to Mediate Medical Malpractice Claims Hurts Both Sides

Medical malpractice litigation is a war of attrition. For plaintiffs, defendants, and their respective counsel, the “traditional” path of a malpractice case is an exercise in endurance....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Can annulled arbitral awards still be enforced? Key insights across major jurisdictions

Does the annulment of an arbitral award by the courts of the arbitration seat necessarily preclude its enforcement? An examination of Article V(1)(e) of the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] Special Needs Divorce—How a Collaborative Team Helps Families Move Forward - May 20th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

Carolyn Daly and Lisa Roskos will be presenting along with Dr. Susan Bernstein of Divorce Coach Plus and Elizabeth McKenna of Merrill Lynch in an upcoming webinar, Special Needs Divorce: How a Collaborative Team Helps...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

A Human in the Loop: The Future of AI in Arbitration

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In today’s legal landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant or speculative concept. Instead, it has morphed into an everyday, practical tool for dispute resolution, especially in arbitration. Although...more

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International Arbitration at an Inflection Point

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International arbitration remains a popular mechanism for resolving cross‑border disputes because of its enforceability, neutrality, and flexibility. At the same time, AI, third‑party funding, and evolving expectations around...more

Ankura

Managing Claims and Avoiding Conflict Through Documentation, Communication, and Early Action

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Delays and associated damages remain among the most common and contentious challenges in construction projects. While delay events themselves may be unavoidable, how parties document and address potential delays can make the...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

The Deal Beyond Dollars: Non-Monetary Terms that Matter

When parties are preparing for mediation, it’s not uncommon to focus on financial resolutions.  But in disputes involving identity, emotions, loss, or impact to reputation — such as employment litigation or higher education...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Virginia Moves Toward State-Court Class Actions: A Major Shift with Significant Business Implications

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Virginia is on the verge of making a consequential change to its civil justice system. Legislation now pending before Governor Abigail Spanberger would authorize private class actions in Virginia state courts and make...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

B.C. Amends Environmental Assessment Act: New Dispute Resolution Processes and Limits to U.S. Tribes

On April 16, 2026, the province of British Columbia passed Bill 15, the Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 15), to amend the dispute resolution processes in the Environmental Assessment Act (EA Act). The...more

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