By Alaina Lancaster | July 24, 2019
A Ninth Circuit panel ruled that the right to arbitration is forfeited when a party pursues a judicial forum, affirming a district court order rejecting a motion to compel arbitration in a class action brought against Aegis Senior Communities by residents.
By Alaina Lancaster | July 24, 2019
A Ninth Circuit panel ruled that the right to arbitration is forfeited when a party pursues a judicial forum, affirming a district court order rejecting a motion to compel arbitration in a class action brought against Aegis Senior Communities by residents.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky | July 24, 2019
In their International Litigation column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky look back at the international litigation and arbitration issues decided in the U.S. Supreme Court's most recently ended term, specifically, decisions relating to service of process under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, the immunity of international organizations, and class action arbitration.
By Anthony E. Guzman II | July 22, 2019
Is arbitration worth it anymore? Most employers would have said “yes” without a second thought. Curiously, however, some of the nation's most prominent companies have recently been moving away from this practice and ending mandatory arbitration policies that had been in place for decades—begging the question of “why now?”
By Patrick Smith | July 19, 2019
Tatishvili had her prize money from the 2019 French Open rescinded until partner Javier Rubenstein—a tennis player himself—mounted a successful appeal.
The American Lawyer | News|Q&A
By Patrick Smith | July 19, 2019
Tatishvili had her prize money from the 2019 French Open rescinded until partner Javier Rubenstein—a tennis player himself—mounted a successful appeal.
By Jenna Greene | July 16, 2019
The fight involves the Reko Diq mine—a vast and undeveloped deposit of copper and gold in Pakistan's remote province of Balochistan.
By Alaina Lancaster | July 12, 2019
As alternative dispute resolution seems to take an ever-widening bite out of the cases routed through the federal courts, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena on Monday questioned how much information is enough for parties to decide the appearance of impartiality of arbitrators during arguments in Monster Energy vs. City Beverages.
By Aren Goldsmith and Guillaume de Rancourt | July 12, 2019
Two decisions of France's highest court for private law may be a source of concern to entities interested in acquiring or selling arbitral awards subject to post-award proceedings in France.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Samuel Estreicher and Holly H. Weiss | July 12, 2019
In their Arbitration column, Samuel Estreicher and Holly H. Weiss discuss a recent case that serves as a good example of sound U.S. judicial discretion in dealing with foreign arbitration awards.
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