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New York Law Journal

T-Jat Systems 2006 Ltd. v. Amdocs Software Systems

Court Grants Injunction Halting Israel Lawsuit; Contract Breach Claims Must Be Arbitrated
1 minute read

Commercial Litigation Insider

Commercial Division Advisory Council Makes Headway

Once just proposals on paper, the recommendations set forth by a task force on commercial litigation convened by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman a year and a half ago are gradually nearing actualization.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

McDermott Reach 'Amicable' Settlement With Landlord

McDermott Will & Emery has settled a dispute with its New York landlord over real estate taxes. The law firm went to court in August to compel arbitration with landlord 340 Madison Fee LLC, claiming the amount in dispute might be $16 million or more over the life of its lease.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

INADMISSIBLE: Judge Questions 'Secret Law' in FOIA Case

By | December 23, 2013
The U.S. Department of Justice's effort to keep confidential a presidential directive addressing global development failed last week when U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle assailed the government for its position in the Freedom of Information Act litigation. Plus more in this week's column.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Carver v. County of Nassau

Agreement Moving Power to Discipline Officers From Commissioner Is Invalid, Unenforceable
1 minute read

The Recorder

Hong v. CJ CGV America Holdings, Inc.

By | December 18, 2013
4 minute read

The Recorder

In Walmart Fee Fight, Ninth Circuit Balks at 'Non-Appealable' Arbitration

Though the panel accepted an arbitrator's allocation of legal fees, Judge Milan Smith Jr. insisted the court had power to review it.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Arbitration Clause Applies to Legal Malpractice Claim

Maine law firm Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson's contract requiring a former client to arbitrate all claims applies to malpractice claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled.
3 minute read

Law.com

Applebee's Squelches Class Action Through Arbitration Clause

Despite expressing serious reservations, a federal judge in Philadelphia has enforced an arbitration clause between an employee and Applebee's, foreclosing the waiter from bringing his claim as a class action.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Tyler v. Kindred Healthcare Operating, PICS Case No. 13-3235 (C.P. Philadelphia Nov. 20, 2013) Massiah-Jackson, J. (10 pages).

By | December 17, 2013
Arbitration • Survival/Wrongful Death • Nursing Home Negligence • Competence • Agency • Pressure Ulcers
3 minute read

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