Evidence, Arbitration, Federal Arbitration Act

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Epstein Becker & Green on 6/26/2023

Of the four cases decided last Friday, the one that likely pertains to the largest number of this blog’s readers is Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, a 5-4 opinion delivered by Justice Kavanaugh, who wrote for himself, the Chief...more

Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal, Finding Federal Question Jurisdiction for Review of Arbitral Award

Carlton Fields on 12/17/2018

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Virginia federal court’s dismissal of a challenge to an arbitration award. The underlying dispute arose out of a lawsuit filed by Alvin Moore against his email service provider,...more

Must Your Dispute Be Arbitrated? You May Be Entitled to Discovery to Find Out.

Mintz - Arbitration, Mediation, ADR... on 5/10/2018

In a proceeding under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) to determine if a dispute must be arbitrated, a federal district court performs a more limited function than in a plenary civil action. On an application to stay an...more

Combatting Arbitration Inefficiency

Troutman Pepper on 2/19/2018

“Arbitration has been proven to be an effective way to resolve disputes fairly, privately, promptly and economically.” So provides the preamble to the Construction Industry Rules of the American Arbitration Association. ...more

Ninth Circuit Confirms Arbitration Award Challenged For Lack Of “Reasoned Opinion”

Carlton Fields on 3/9/2017

Petitioner Daniel Olson brought an action in federal court seeking vacatur of an award against him in arbitration of an employment dispute. He challenged the arbitration award for lack of a “reasoned opinion” and failure of...more

Non-Party Document Discovery in Arbitration: Does It Exist?

Troutman Pepper on 5/25/2016

Limited discovery (and the associated cost savings) is often touted as one of the benefits of arbitration over traditional litigation. Parties are generally confident that even the scaled-back discovery devices available in...more

Deflategate’s Lessons for Civil Arbitrations

Burr & Forman on 9/4/2015

Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard about “Deflategate:” The Patriots’ use of allegedly under-inflated footballs during their 45-7 win over the Colts in last-year’s AFC Championship. In a 40-page opinion issued...more

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