A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the House to amend the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) to restrict predispute arbitration agreement (“PDAA”) enforcement for disputes involving physical sexual assault claims.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
As we expected, arbitration came up at Judge Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings. Also as expected,
Categories Arbitration, Court Decisions, Non-Securities Arbitration on October 9, 2020
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Joining the Second and Fifth Circuits, the Seventh Circuit holds that 28 USC Section 1782 does not provide for discovery in aid of private,
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
As expected, President Trump on September 26 nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit to fill the open seat at the Supreme Court resulting from the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
By Ellen Slipp*
Author’s note: This article was originally written for the Practising Law Institute (“PLI”) seminar “Securities Arbitration 2020” which was held on September 10,
The Fifth Circuit holds that the District Court was correct when it applied the “look through” standard to determine that it had jurisdiction to remove a State Court action to vacate an Award.