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California High Court Rejects US Supreme Court's PAGA Interpretation

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

National Law Journal

Former DC Circuit Judge Will Mediate Newman's Challenge to Misconduct Probe

Thomas Griffith, a George W. Bush appointee, left the bench in 2020 to join Hunton Andrews Kurth as special counsel.
3 minute read

International Edition

The Key Takeaways of LCIA's Annual Report: Reflecting a World in Crisis

While on the surface it is business as usual for the type of disputes referred to the LCIA, a profound shift seems to be ongoing, arising from the global geopolitical and economic situation.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Defendant Demands Plaintiff to Pay Back Appeal Fees in $7.1M Attorney Fee Dispute

"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."
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-Judge Claims Law Firm Retaliated Against Him

"The apparent intent is to intimidate and vindictively coerce Mathesius to abandon his efforts to collect his fees," the counterclaim stated.
4 minute read

International Edition

How a Fierce Arbitration Case Reignited Calls to Regulate Litigation Funding

The case, which has been fought out in Dutch, French and Spanish courts, has pitted the government of Malaysia and two leading European firms against one of the world's largest litigation funders and a UK barristers' chambers.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Supreme Court Continues Its Pro-Arbitration Approach

In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued back-to-back pro-arbitration decisions in two separate cases.
15 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: King & Spalding Wins $1B-Plus Construction Arbitration Award for Colombian Oil Refinery

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

International Edition

US, UK and Korean Firms Win $108M Arbitral Against Republic of Korea

Elliott filed an arbitration case against the South Korean government in 2018 over its alleged unlawful intervention in the 2015 merger between Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Elevating Your ADR Game—Useful Insights and Perspectives: 'Ambassador for Peace—How Theodore Roosevelt Won the Nobel Peace Prize'

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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