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Under Texas law, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (“ERCOT”), the independent system operator for the electric grid, is subject to pervasive oversight by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“PUCT”)....more
An unfriendly field. On May 22, 2025, Darin Ruf, a former utility player for the Milwaukee Brewers and several other clubs, sued the Cincinnati Reds in Ohio state court arising out of an allegedly career-ending knee...more
At the DRBF International Conference held in Rome on May 14–15, 2026, leading construction and dispute resolution practitioners convened to examine many aspects of dispute boards as a dispute avoidance and resolution process...more
L’arrêt récemment rendu par la Cour d’appel du Québec dans l’affaire Avalin Group FZE c. Lauzon — Planchers de bois exclusifs inc. réitère l’approche large et libérale que doivent adopter les tribunaux québécois dans...more
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania recently distinguished between clickwrap and browsewrap agreements, finding that one, but not the other, manifested an intent by consumers to arbitrate...more
On May 7, 2026, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed federal securities claims against a large cryptocurrency exchange (the “Company”) and its CEO...more
On June 3, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new Superfund Solutions Initiative (Initiative), as well as two proposed rules to amend its regulations under the Comprehensive Environmental...more
The US Supreme Court’s (the Court) unanimous decision in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock1 closes the door on a significant employer-side arbitration argument, and it opens new uncertainty about which delivery workers remain...more
Life sciences and technology companies operate in an environment defined by complex, long-term collaborations—including joint R&D ventures, licensing and IP arrangements, contract manufacturing, M&A and post-acquisition...more
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
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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
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