Author: Securities Arbitration Alert
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
A coalition of leading consumer advocacy groups has petitioned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) to promulgate a rule allowing financial consumers the option to arbitrate after a dispute arises.
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
The Supreme Court will be back in session on October 2. Here are some arbitration-centric cases worth tracking,
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Relying on recently-announced Eleventh Circuit precedent — that the grounds set forth in FAA section 10 are the sole basis for challenging “foreign” awards under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (“UN Convention”),
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
ICSID recently released updated caseload stats.
Although we tend to think that most investment disputes in the U.S.
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
A bill has been introduced in the House to curb predispute arbitration agreement (“PDAA”) use in a range of transactions involving servicemembers.
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By Harry A. Jacobowitz, Esq.
The Notice announces an effective date of October 16, 2023 for the new, restrictive rules, beginning a countdown for the last chance to preserve the opportunity to expunge many customer complaints from the Central Records Depository (CRD).
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