News & Analysis as of

Summary Judgment Federal Arbitration Act

McGlinchey Stafford

Third Circuit Illustrates Federal Court Presumption for Exercising Concurrent Jurisdiction

McGlinchey Stafford on

Arsenis v. M&T Bank is a tale of two cases. The bank brought an action against Ms. Arsenis to foreclosure on a mortgage loan in New Jersey Superior Court. Through a combination of defenses and counterclaims in the foreclosure...more

BCLP

2019 Year in Review for Financial Services Class Actions - Highlighted class action and regulatory developments

BCLP on

Focus areas included FCRA, Fair Lending, ancillary fees and services (such as lender placed flood insurance), TCPA, privacy and data security and other topics. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Director Kathleen...more

Carlton Fields

Maryland District Court Finds Damages Award, Not Liability Award Was “Final” Decision Triggering Time to Challenge Award Under FAA

Carlton Fields on

The plaintiff moved to vacate an arbitration award and the defendant moved to dismiss and confirm. The defendant’s dismissal motion challenged confirmation of an arbitration award, arguing that the matter was filed in...more

Polsinelli

Arbitration Award in Favor of Subsidiary Precludes Subsequent Litigation Against Parent

Polsinelli on

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) endorses and encourages arbitration as a speedier and less costly dispute resolution alternative to litigation. In recent years, however, companies have become increasingly concerned that...more

Carlton Fields

Illinois Appellate Court Holds Nebraska Arbitration Act Reverse Preempts Federal Arbitration Act and Renders Arbitration Clause in...

Carlton Fields on

An Illinois appellate court recently affirmed a lower court decision granting summary judgment and denying defendant insurers’ motion to compel arbitration where Nebraska law governed, reverse preempted the Federal...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: June 2018

Holland & Knight LLP on

Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more

Carlton Fields

New Jersey Court Compels Arbitration, Declines To Appoint Substitute Arbitrator Despite “Exorbitant” Administrative Fee

Carlton Fields on

Terra Finance LLC brought an action to compel arbitration. Defendant Acrow Corporation moved to dismiss the action under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), arguing that the arbitration clause was unconscionable, and therefore...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chris Lazarini Examines Genuine Issue of Material Fact Standard

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini continues to examine an ongoing case questioning the validity of an arbitration agreement. Read Chris' earlier analysis here. In this most recent installment challenging the...more

Carlton Fields

SDNY Confirms Arbitration Award Following Respondent’s Default

Carlton Fields on

On an unopposed petition to confirm an arbitration award, a New York federal court treated the petition and accompanying record as a motion for summary judgment. “Thus, like unopposed summary judgment motions, unopposed...more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide