New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Alexandra Dosman | September 24, 2018
Third-party funding can be a powerful tool for entities with meritorious arbitration claims that do not have the financial wherewithal or inclination to self-fund arbitration proceedings. As international commercial arbitration in New York continues to grow, savvy claimants are likely to seek support from third parties in increasing numbers.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Abraham J. Gafni | September 24, 2018
It is well-recognized that arbitration is a matter of contract, and that courts will rigorously enforce arbitration agreements in accordance with their terms. Yet, often, ambiguities require that courts apply basic principles of contract interpretation to ascertain the intent of the parties as to matters unclear in the agreement itself.
By Victoria Hudgins | September 24, 2018
Online dispute resolution (ODR) for small claims court in the United States shouldn't disrupt lawyers' practices, but provide better access to people who need to settle small dollar-amount disputes, said lawyers.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 21, 2018
Yahoo's attorney and lead plaintiffs' counsel told U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in the multidistrict litigation in federal court in California that both sides had reached an “agreement in principle.”
By Amanda Bronstad | September 20, 2018
The panel rejected the argument of Public Counsel, which represented two plaintiffs seeking arbitration of their Miami class action against JPay, that the question was merely procedural in nature.
New York Law Journal | In Brief
By Christine Simmons | September 19, 2018
Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich presided over cases in the Commercial Division in Manhattan Supreme Court for close to a decade.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 17, 2018
The judge rescheduled a hearing on lead counsel motions for next month.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Stephen McKinney | September 17, 2018
The management of burgeoning civil dockets, budgets, courtroom facilities, scheduling pressures and the occasional good old-fashioned desire to punt on complex dispositive motions, have all played a part in causing courts to claim a vested interest in both mediations and their outcome.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Louise Ann Kelleher | September 17, 2018
No one is quite sure how the dispute resolution aspects of the blockchain will work. Enter arbitration.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Lee Wallace | September 17, 2018
A basic understanding of body language can help you choose the right seat, read your opponent and even pick out the person on the other side who has the decision-making authority.
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