SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument in Coinbase
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Supreme Court heard oral argument this week in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski,

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Southwest and Viking River
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Supreme Court heard oral argument this week in the remaining two of four cases involving arbitration it reviewed over the last two weeks.

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SCOTUS Declines to Take Up California’s PAGA – For Now
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Supreme Court has eschewed for now the opportunity to review whether California’s Private Attorneys General Act is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.

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AAA Promulgates New Supplementary Procedures for Multiple Case Filings
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

In what we are certain is a reaction to a flurry of multiple individual arbitrations that relate to the same event,

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Contracts of Adhesion and Securities Arbitration: How FINRA Attempts to Mitigate Harm to Investors
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By Christian Mercado*

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The securities industry is an example of one attempting to mitigate equity concerns surrounding arbitration agreements contained in contracts of adhesion.

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Update on Split Ninth Circuit Decision Affirming Denial of a Motion to Compel Arbitration: Rehearing En Banc Sought
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

DIRECTV is seeking a rehearing en banc on a split Ninth Circuit decision that had denied its Motion to compel arbitration.

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