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By Aleeza Furman | July 26, 2023
"The decision ignores decades of established jurisprudence and undermines arbitration as a reliable alternative dispute resolution mechanism," Dentons shareholder Chad Wissinger, representing MDS, said.
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By Halim Dhanidina | July 26, 2023
"One wonders whether the well-intentioned new law ensnares mediators without any clear purpose," writes Retired Associate Justice Halim Dhanidina of California's Second District Court of Appeal, who is now a neutral for Signature Resolution.
8 minute read
By Charles F. Forer | July 20, 2023
Because, he told his client, Pennsylvania courts as a matter of public policy favor settlement of disputes by arbitration. And because—according to Bob—the executors could not show any prejudice as a result of Bob's nine-month delay in seeking arbitration.
7 minute read
By Cheryl Miller | July 17, 2023
A unanimous California Supreme Court says Private Attorneys General Act plaintiffs can still file representative litigation in court, even when their individual claims go to arbitration.
5 minute read
By Avalon Zoppo | July 11, 2023
Thomas Griffith, a George W. Bush appointee, left the bench in 2020 to join Hunton Andrews Kurth as special counsel.
3 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | July 10, 2023
"In other words," Camping World wrote in a June 5 bankruptcy court filing, "the trustee brought claims (which she touted publicly), lost on every one, and then unilaterally put the entire arbitration on hold."
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By Charles Toutant | July 10, 2023
"The apparent intent is to intimidate and vindictively coerce Mathesius to abandon his efforts to collect his fees," the counterclaim stated.
4 minute read
By John Fellas | July 3, 2023
In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued back-to-back pro-arbitration decisions in two separate cases.
15 minute read
By Ross Todd | June 23, 2023
After a six-week remote hearing, a team led by Mike Stenglein, the head of the firm's global construction and engineering disputes practice, also beat back more than $400 million in counterclaims from affiliates of the contractor, Chicago Bridge & Iron.
12 minute read
By James W. Borkowski | June 21, 2023
As part of his longsighted preparation, President Theodore Roosevelt cultivated relationships not only with Japanese and Russian leaders, but also with European diplomats who would later assist in the Portsmouth peace negotiations. All these relationships built the trust that would be essential in concluding the peace agreement.
8 minute read
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