By Max Mitchell | October 18, 2022
Wright Padilla's order regarding the lien also bars Haviland Hughes from "distributing any such sums, or conveying or distributing property of any kind to or for" Haviland until the judgment is paid in full.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Abraham J. Gafni | October 17, 2022
Recently, a federal court confirmed an arbitration award in an amount in excess of $185 million in a proceeding in which the arbitrator denied the respondent the opportunity for discovery as well as an evidentiary hearing. See 245 Park Member v. HNA Group (International), No. 22-cv-1536-(JGK) (S.D.N.Y. July 25, 2022). What warranted such an unusual result?
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Matthew Solomon and Megan Yllanes | October 11, 2022
The impact of runaway jury verdicts for defendants—and the insurance industry, in particular—has been palpable.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Justin Henry | September 20, 2022
Former Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Mark Bernstein says Donald Haviland owes him over $20,000 for arbitrating a long-running dispute with his former employers.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Charles F. Forer | September 19, 2022
Bob knows courts overturn arbitration awards only in limited circumstances. So he confidently assured his client—Ronald, the respondent in a just ended arbitration proceeding—that the claimant would not be able to overturn the arbitration award in favor of Ronald. Did Bob speak too soon?
By Colleen Murphy | September 15, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit agreed with a federal judge in New Jersey that courts—not arbitrators—are authorized to determine whether an arbitration agreement is superseded by a subsequent contract.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Cliff Rieders | August 18, 2022
The consolidated cases required the Supreme Court to decide whether private adjudicatory bodies count as "foreign or international tribunals." The court determined that they do not.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | August 18, 2022
The Superior Court ruled that the substantive claims fell within the scope of a partnership agreement's arbitration clause, reversing a trial court's decision saying a court must determine whether the SLC's finding barred his derivative action.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Abraham J. Gafni | August 15, 2022
What should be fully recognized, however, is that before inserting a mandatory arbitration provision into a trust (and perhaps a will as well), attention should be given to whether statutory or case law will allow it to be enforced in the face of an objection by the trustee or beneficiary.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Charles F. Forer | July 21, 2022
At his urging, Bob's nursing home client ensured that its patients upon admission sign a Bob-drafted admission agreement. The agreement said binding arbitration would resolve all disputes between the nursing home and the patient.
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