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6 Reasons Why Arbitration Offers Equitable Resolutions

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On the 100th anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act, it is worth recalling that the law was enacted in 1925 in response to what the U.S. Supreme Court later called, in its 2011 opinion in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion,...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Arbitrability of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Discrimination Cases: Litigating in an Alternative Universe

It is generally understood, or at least it has been in the past, that plaintiffs prefer to avoid the application of the Federal Arbitration Act (the “FAA”) and instead present their cases to juries. As such, plaintiffs have...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

SCOTUS Smacks Down “Bespoke” Arbitration-Preferring Rules, Does Away with Prejudice Requirement in Waiver Analysis

If you have an arbitration agreement, do you have to compel arbitration when the lawsuit is filed or can you wait awhile? This week, the Supreme Court concluded that a party litigating in federal court cannot later compel...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Supreme Court Allows Employers to Prevent Class Action Lawsuits through Properly Drafted Arbitration Agreements

On May 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court decided that employers may prevent their employees from filing certain class action lawsuits through a properly drafted arbitration agreement. Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Supreme Court Confirms Use of Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements

Last week in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held in favor of employers in a case that may push an increasing number of companies to use mandatory arbitration agreements with their employees. Arbitration agreements in...more

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A Class Waiver Can Be A Condition Of Employment

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In one of the most significant employment cases in memory, a sharply divided United States Supreme Court held today that employers may require employees, as a condition of employment, to enter into...more

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