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 ...

Some companies with arbitration clauses in their terms of service are now seeking solutions. For example, in 2021 an online retailer completely removed its ...

The EFAA invalidates arbitration agreements that preclude a party from filing a lawsuit in court that involves allegations of sexual assault or sexual harassment. What makes the EFAA a bit unusual is ...

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.

State-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp. may continue to pursue more than 400 claims through an alternative dispute system that critics say produces rulings favorable to the insurer. A circuit ...

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 ...

An expert Q&A on recent developments in mass arbitration, including the characteristics of mass arbitration, how it differs from class arbitration, the types of claims commonly involved, and the ...

The legislature “would have to react, or the process is really going to come to a halt," Robert A. Cappuzzo, co-managing partner of Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo in Secaucus, said about the ...

This article highlights the advantages of arbitration over traditional court litigation. It explains that arbitration offers faster, more cost-effective, and final resolutions by allowing parties to ...

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 ...