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Discovery Disputes Federal Arbitration Act

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

U.S. Circuit Rulings Complicate Key International Arbitration Decisions

In regard to 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a), U.S. circuit courts split on what qualifies as a “foreign or international tribunal.” The breadth of U.S. discovery in foreign international arbitrations pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a)...more

Burr & Forman

Arbitrator: Produce Those Construction Documents . . . And Me: You Have No Authority!

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Construction disputes often involve voluminous amounts of discovery, including documents in the hand of third parties.  And if the case is subject to arbitration, it is likely that there will be a dispute about whether the...more

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Eleventh Circuit’s Reading of FAA Bars Pre-Hearing Discovery

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If an arbitration is governed solely by the FAA, an arbitrator may not require non-parties to take part in any pre-hearing discovery outside the presence of the arbitrator. In the recent Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals...more

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Chris Lazarini Examines Claims Seeking Vacatur on Grounds of Arbitrator Misconduct

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini examined a case in which the plaintiff sought to vacate an adverse arbitration award claiming the arbitration panel misbehaved and prejudiced his rights under the Federal Arbitration...more

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