(This analysis is authored by SAA Editorial Board member Robert Pearce, a Securities Arbitration Lawyer at the Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce,
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
A financial adviser who noted his continued objections to FINRA Dispute Resolution Services’ (“DRS”) jurisdiction but otherwise participated in the arbitration cannot later challenge the Award under New York’s arbitration statute.
By Christian Mercado*
Introduction
The securities industry is an example of one attempting to mitigate equity concerns surrounding arbitration agreements contained in contracts of adhesion.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
The District Court for the District of Columbia declines for the time being to enforce a $2 billion Award against Egypt because an appellate arbitration proceeding is still pending.
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.
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,