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Equitable Estoppel Can Be Invoked By a Non-Signatory Joint Employer to Compel Arbitration

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Tell me if you have heard this one before: ten companies are sued by a former employee as “joint employers”, even though the employee technically worked for, and signed a binding arbitration agreement with, only one of them....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Seventh Circuit Provides “How To” Successfully Present Consumer Arbitration Agreements

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A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirming a decision compelling arbitration provides a “how to” guideline for using online terms and conditions to form a binding agreement....more

King & Spalding

Morgan v. Sundance: Prejudice Not Required To Waive Arbitration Rights

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In Morgan v. Sundance, the Supreme Court unanimously concluded this week that waiving arbitration rights does not require a showing that the party seeking to have their case heard in federal court would be prejudiced by...more

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Fifth Circuit Holds That Waiver of Right To Arbitrate Is Claim Specific

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On September 14, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that One Technologies, L.P. (One Tech) did not waive its right to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s federal claim under the Credit Repair...more

Carlton Fields

Sixth Circuit Compels Arbitration in Putative Class Action between Shell Oil and Ohio Landowners

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Plaintiff entered into a lease agreement with Defendants (Shell Oil entities) governing extraction of oil and gas from his five-acre property located in Guernsey County, Ohio....more

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TN Trust Code Authorizes Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreement: Not Per Se Breach of Duty, but May Not Bind Non-Signatory Beneficiary

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The Tennessee Supreme Court recently held that Tennessee’s Trust Code and broad trust-instruments authorize a Trustee’s execution of a pre-dispute arbitration clause. That isn’t a per se breach of fiduciary duty, but the...more

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