President Biden Signs Into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act. It Became Effective Immediately on March 3 – Part II
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Business & Employment, Class Action/Collective Waivers, Feature Article, Fed Arbitration Act, Legislation, NewsTags , , , , , , on March 9, 2022

by George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

World events caused a bit of a delay, but President Biden on March 3 finally signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act.

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President Biden Signs Into Law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act. It Became Effective Immediately – Part I
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Business & Employment, Class Action/Collective Waivers, Feature Article, Fed Arbitration Act, Legislation, NewsTags , , , , , , on March 3, 2022

by George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

President Biden on March 3 signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act.

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After a Lull in 2021, a Busy Year Ahead Arbitration-wise for SCOTUS
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Arbitration Awards, Feature Article, SCOTUSTags , , , , , , on December 23, 2021

By George H. Friedman*

SAA Publisher and Editor-in-Chief & Chairman of the Board – Arbitration Resolution Services

We entered 2021 with SCOTUS poised to again rule on delegation after hearing oral argument late in 2020.

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Tales from the Arbitration Crypt
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories ADR Generally, Feature Article, NewsTags , on November 1, 2021

By George H. Friedman*

SAA Publisher and Editor-in-Chief & Chairman of the Board – Arbitration Resolution Services

With Halloween behind us,

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A Survey: When Does Functus Officio Permit an Award’s Clarification or Correction?
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Arbitration, Arbitration Awards, Feature Article, Fed Arbitration ActTags , , , , on August 16, 2021

By Nelson Timken*

What is Functus Officio?

The term functus officio is translated from Latin as “having performed his or her office”

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Distinguishing Discovery Procedures in Commercial Arbitration:  A Comparative Analysis of AAA and FINRA Rules  
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories AAA, Arbitration, Discovery, Feature Article, Fed Arbitration Act, FINRA Code of ArbitrationTags , , , , , on June 22, 2021

By Ksenia Matthews*

Introduction

In civil litigation, discovery is the process by which parties exchange information that is essential to the disposition of the case.

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