The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Abraham J. Gafni | December 11, 2023
What happens when a company purchases all the assets and liabilities of its predecessor? Does it thereby acquire the right to enforce a mandatory arbitration agreement the predecessor had with its employees?
By Colleen Murphy | December 7, 2023
"MicroBilt's arbitration provision, including the AAA rules that it incorporates, does not condition [the plaintiff's] return to court on the AAA's decision being correct, or even reasonable. That is the deal the parties struck," the court ruled.
By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | December 5, 2023
McNees Wallace & Nurick fiduciary litigator Kendra D. McGuire was appointed chair of the Pennsylvania Orphans' Court rules committee, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
By Charlotte Johnstone | November 27, 2023
The exits follow the Paris office's shift towards life sciences, tech, private assets and private capital, as arbitration teams across the industry continue to be conflicted out of lucrative cases.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Charles F. Forer | November 13, 2023
Bob is retiring. He has spent the last few days taking down diplomas from office walls; sending files to storage; and thinking about his mistakes, which I have been detailing for more than 20 years. Even Bob has to look at the tea leaves. How many more mistakes would he make? How could his malpractice carrier keep accommodating him?
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda O'Brien | October 18, 2023
The Philadelphia labor and employment firm will pay as much as $800,000 to a class of clients impacted by a May 2021 data breach as well as $266,666 in attorney fees.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda O'Brien | October 16, 2023
Gina Stowe sued the firm earlier this month, seeking the return of her $50,000 capital contribution.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Abraham J. Gafni | October 16, 2023
Increasingly, attention has been directed at the issue of arbitrator impartiality and the duties of participants in the process. A recent federal case from California involved the failure of both an arbitrator and the American Arbitration Association (AAA) to comply with their respective obligations in this regard.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda O'Brien | October 13, 2023
Gina Stowe said the firm and managing partner Walter Weir did not respond to her request to return the funds nor to an American Arbitration Association offer to arbitrate the dispute.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Craig R. Tractenberg | October 5, 2023
It makes a difference whether the determination is an arbitration or an expert decision. We see these clauses frequently. Something similar to "The franchise buyout price shall be determined by submission by each side's appraiser, whose reports shall be submitted to a third, whose decision shall be binding."
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