Andre Balazs Properties firmly validated the authority of federal courts to enforce arbitration awards made in cases already pending in federal court. The case is important for the practice of ...

In close succession, the Supreme Court of the United States recently decided two short but meaningful cases that arbitration litigants must keep in mind: Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski, 144 S.Ct. 1186 (May ...

Federal courts cannot dismiss lawsuits they’ve ruled are subject to mandatory arbitration when the party compelling arbitration requests a stay, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in Smith v.

Brokerage industry employment transitions – job cuts and the movement of registered representatives to other firms and independent channels – likely have led to a spike of industry-related arbitration ...

Arizona’s attorney general is attempting to intervene in a civil lawsuit against a nursing home, arguing the facility’s attempt to compel arbitration and enforce a “secrecy clause” makes a signed ...

Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 9, 2024, about forced arbitration clauses in employment and consumer contracts. (Screenshot via ...

Arbitration is a process whereby the parties to a dispute agree that it will be privately decided outside of the normal court process. Instead of the formal and heavily structured litigation ...