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The Legal Intelligencer

Firms Eschew Mandatory Arbitration Clauses With Clients

Mandatory arbitration clauses have found a home in some law firms' standard engagement letters, but one malpractice case in Philadelphia federal court is challenging whether such clauses violate public policy, or at least should be more detailed in explaining to a client what he or she is giving up by agreeing to arbitration.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Prize Money Still at Issue in Lance Armstrong Litigation

Lance Armstrong, his cycling team's company and his business agent filed a motion Dec. 30 to stay proposed arbitration proceedings. At stake is some $12 million in prize money previously awarded to the disgraced athlete before his doping scandal.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fifth Circuit Shoots Down Statistics-Based Challenge to Arbitration

"The only saving grace about the decision is it's an unpublished decision," which does not have precedential value, said John Crouch, who represents a former employee who challenged a motion to compel arbitration. "There is that to be thankful for."
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Henry Weisburg of Shearman & Sterling

Weisburg preserved a $120 million win for his client, and protected the reputation of Debevoise's David Rivkin as an arbitrator to boot.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In Mediation, Being Prepared Is Your Best Defense

As Confucius (or Oprah) once said, without preparation there is sure to be failure—especially when it comes to mediation.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Circuit Refuses to Vacate $120 Million in Awards

Adriano Giannetti Dedini Ometto had argued that the award should be tossed because the arbitration panel's original chairman didn't disclose that his colleagues at Debevoise worked on deals involving Ometto's adversary in the case.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Edie Laquer's Case Over Miami WorldCenter To Be Decided In Court

An appeals court rules in favor of state court litigation rather than arbitration in a case filed by prominent Miami commercial broker Edie Laquer against her partners pursuing the proposed Miami WorldCenter project north of downtown.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Opinion: Mandatory Employment Arbitration: The Winning Argument

One of the hottest topics in alternative dispute resolution these days involves mandatory arbitration requirements in consumer and employment contracts. The fairness of forcing consumers and employees to forego their day in court for arbitration and how such arbitrations are conducted is a question being addressed by legislators, jurists, consumer advocates, corporate America, and almost every ADR provider organization, often involving fierce debate.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Prize Money Still at Issue in Lance Armstrong Litigation

On Dec. 30, 2013, Lance Armstrong, his cycling team's company and his business agent filed a motion to stay proposed arbitration proceedings. At stake in those proceedings: previously awarded prize money for the disgraced athlete, who has admitted using performance-enhancing drugs.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Milk Wagon Drivers & Dairy Emps. v. Elmhurst Dairy

Court Explains Its Refusal to Remand Hybrid §301/Fair Representation Action
1 minute read

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