By Marcia Coyle | May 25, 2018
There may be another way: "non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel." The concept is fairly established in the law, but it has not been used much. And judges and arbitrators have broad discretion whether to apply it in any given case.
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By Max Mitchell | May 24, 2018
Most of the attorney fees a federal judge has allocated to the lawyers who hammered out the NFL concussion settlement are set to go to one firm: New York-based Seeger Weiss.
By Miriam Rozen | May 24, 2018
There are a number of reasons for lawyers representing plaintiffs and defendants to believe that Dutch courts could become an ideal overseas venue to resolve class action disputes. But uncertainties still abound.
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By Max Mitchell | May 23, 2018
U.S. District Judge Anita Brody of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday ruled that Thrivest Specialty Funding was enjoined from arbitrating the validity and terms of the agreement it entered into with former Atlanta Falcons player William White.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 23, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision upholding class action waivers included in arbitration clauses of employment contracts has sent shockwaves through the class action bar.
By Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 23, 2018
Employment firm Ogletree Deakins launched an automation tool for revising arbitration agreements to include class-action waivers just one day after a controversial Supreme Court decision confirmed their legal viability.
By Jenna Greene | May 22, 2018
Drinking diet soda will not make you skinny—and may actually do the opposite. But that's not enough to sustain would-be class actions against Diet Pepsi, Diet Coke and Diet Dr. Pepper.
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By Max Mitchell | May 21, 2018
U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor on Monday denied Samsung's motions to either send the class action to arbitration, or dismiss the claims entirely.
By Charles Toutant | May 21, 2018
A federal judge in Newark has rejected attempts by a discount furniture retailer and its delivery contractor to enforce arbitration agreements whose language was deemed ambiguous.
By Marcia Coyle | May 21, 2018
Neil Gorsuch's 25-page majority opinion and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's 30-page dissent offered conflicting views. Ginsburg's dissent also reflected the growing skepticism of the fairness of arbitration among her liberal colleagues on a court that for many years has been strongly pro-arbitration across the board. The clash marked the second time in months the two justices took aim at each other in writing.
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