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New Year, New Mass Arbitration Rules From the AAA

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On January 15, 2024, the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") published updates to its Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules and Fee Schedule, aimed at streamlining the mass arbitration process and reducing costs....more

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Nonparty Discovery in California Arbitration: How to Get What You Want

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Opting for arbitration requires attorneys to balance efficiency and procedural protections. The implications of arbitration are something clients certainly have to carefully consider both when drafting arbitration provisions,...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

New Jersey Courts Continue Trend Favoring Employees In Disputes Involving Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements

As previously covered by HR Legalist, arbitration agreements can be important tools for employers to avoid costly and public employment disputes in open court. However, there are limitations to enforceability of these...more

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Do You Know Who Will Decide Whether Your Next Dispute Is Subject to Arbitration?

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Courts determine whether a dispute is subject to arbitration, also known as questions of “arbitrability,” unless the parties agree to submit arbitrability disputes to the arbitrator. Originally published in AGC Law in...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Fourth Circuit: Courts, Not Arbitrators, Decide the Availability of Class Arbitration

A decision allowing class-wide arbitration can transform a routine dispute into a “bet the company” problem. Who makes that decision: an arbitrator or a court? The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals answered that question...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Express Yourself! Ongoing Split Over Class Arbitration Points to Importance of Clear Provisions

Despite the numerous Supreme Court decisions limiting class arbitrations, one central issue remains undecided: who decides whether an arbitration agreement permits class arbitration, the courts or the arbitrators? Entities...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Too Late to Compel Arbitration? Think Again!

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In recent years, more and more employers are considering requiring employees to bring any claims arising out of the employment relationship in a private forum such as an arbitration. The American Arbitration Association...more

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Business Litigation Reporter

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We are pleased to introduce the inaugural issue of Goodwin Procter’s Business Litigation Reporter. This unique publication provides timely summaries of key cases and other developments within dedicated Business Litigation...more

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