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Axiom Ince Saga: Suspended Owner to Challenge £57M Freezing Order

The spectacle of a law firm taking legal action against its own managing partner and owner will now play out in London's High Court.
2 minute read

Law.com

Lack of Understanding of English Doesn't Void Med-Mal Arbitration Agreement, Rules Massachusetts Appeals Court

The Massachusetts Appeals Court reversed a Superior Court's denial of an eye surgeon's motion to dismiss a medical malpractice action, concluding that a signed arbitration agreement was still valid despite the Spanish-speaking plaintiff's claim that he failed to understand it.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Investment Firm Seeks Confirmation of $27M Arbitration Award Over Unpaid Transaction Fee

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

International Edition

CMS Gets Ex-Employee's Race Claim Thrown Out, Awaits Decision on Victimisation Allegation

The ex-employee making the claims has faced assertions that she herself had made derogatory comments about ex-colleagues.
2 minute read

Law.com

3M to Pay $6B to Resolve Thousands of Combat Earplug Lawsuits

The settlement, announced on Tuesday, resolves 240,000 lawsuits in multidistrict litigation in the Southern District of Florida and thousands more cases in Minnesota state courts.
3 minute read

International Edition

India as an Emerging Hub for International Arbitration

The Delhi High Court recently established a significant precedent by clarifying third-party funders cannot be held liable to pay adverse awards, and here's how it will change the landscape of arbitration in the country.
4 minute read

Law.com

Noted Negotiator Joe Rice Joins PFAS Leadership Team to 'Get These Settlements Finalized'

Rice's appointment, approved on Aug. 22, comes after lawyers reached more than $13.5 billion in settlements with 3M and DuPont that resolves lawsuits over the forever chemical PFAS in public drinking water supplies.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Still a Hot Topic: When Is Arbitration Not Arbitration?

Sapp v. Industrial Action Servsices, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 18428, 2023 WL 4632784 (3d Cir. July 20, 2023) (Ambro, C.J.), from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, is an interesting twist on the issue of when an arbitration is required.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Arbitrator Selection Is a Key Component of the Arbitration Process

Arbitrator selection is a critical component of every arbitration proceeding given that the selection will determine who will adjudicate the dispute. Commercial arbitration is a creature of contract. The parties in their contract provide for the governing arbitral organization and rules, if any, and how the arbitrator or arbitrators are to be selected.
6 minute read

International Edition

Russian Courts Blocking Overseas Arbitrations Could Hit Russian Arbitrations in HK

Russian companies have put Hong Kong arbitration clauses in their commercial contracts, particularly with Chinese companies, since before 2010, according to arbitration practitioners in the region.
6 minute read

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