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Fee-Shifting Federal Arbitration Act

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Third Circuit Affirms District Court’s Denial of Attorneys’ Fees Absent a Valid Statutory or Contractual Right to Additional Fees

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Betty Frison invented a product related to hair weaving and subsequently entered into an agreement with Davison Design to promote her product. The agreement required that the parties arbitrate any dispute. After believing...more

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Consumer Advocates’ Proposed “Arbitration Multiplier” Is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

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According to a forthcoming article by Professors Andrea Chandrasekher and David Horton in the California Law Review, more consumers and their lawyers would take advantage of individual arbitration if states enacted...more

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Recovery of Attorneys' Fees in Arbitration: A Trap For the Unwary

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The so-called “American Rule” generally requires each party to a lawsuit to bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees in the absence of a statute or contract to the contrary. Likewise, there is no inherent power or implied...more

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