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New Jersey Law Journal

Justices Will Hear Auto Dealerships' Appeal of Ruling Denying Arbitration

A three-judge Appellate Division panel in April overturned two lower court rulings that said the customers could be compelled to arbitrate their disputes.
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New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - Capitol Report

Senate Judiciary Committee OKs DWI/interlock bill
3 minute read

The Recorder

Coinbase Claims Suit Over Bitcoin Cash Launch Should Be Tossed or Routed to Arbitration

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria is set to hear arguments on a motion asking to dismiss a lawsuit against Coinbase and employees over alleged market manipulation in the launch of trading of Bitcoin Cash on its cryptocurrency exchange.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Where in the U.S. Can One Obtain Attachments in Aid of Foreign Arbitrations?

International Litigation columnists Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky focus on how states that have manifested their interest in international arbitration through enactment of the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. They discuss, in particular, two recent appellate decisions concerning the extent to which relief may be afforded in two states—Louisiana and Georgia—that have enacted the Model Law.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia High Court Case Can't Help Uber Drivers in Ninth Circuit

In ruling for Uber, the Ninth Circuit said an argument for Uber drivers relying on a 2016 Georgia Supreme Court decision was "unpersuasive for multiple reasons."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Is Third-Party Funding Responsible for N.Y.'s Thriving International Arbitration Market?

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.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Resolving Ambiguities in the Arbitration Agreement

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.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Small Claims Online Dispute Resolution Launches in Utah as Lawyers Ponder Disruption

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.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Yahoo Settles Series of Data Breach Consumer Class Actions

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.”
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

In Case of First Impression, Appeals Court Says Court, Not Arbitrator, Decides Class Arbitration

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.
5 minute read

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