SCOTUS Grants Cert. on Whether 28 USC Section 1782 Provides for Discovery in Aid of Private, Foreign, Commercial Arbitration
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Arbitration, Fed Arbitration Act, Non-Securities Arbitration, SCOTUSTags , , , on March 22, 2021

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Supreme Court has agreed to resolve a major split on whether 28 USC Section 1782 provides for discovery in aid of private,

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FAIR Act Published. It’s Pretty Much the Same As the Last Iteration
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Class Action/Collective Waivers, Fed Arbitration Act, LegislationTags , , , on March 18, 2021

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The recently-introduced Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act has been published and, as we suspected,

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Citing SCOTUS Precedent, Vermont Supreme Court Holds FAA Applies and Preempts State Law
Posted by secadmin Categories Arbitration Agreements, Arbitration Awards, Fed Arbitration Act, Non-Securities Arbitration, StateTags , , , , on March 4, 2021

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

In a case of first impression, the Vermont Supreme Court in a unanimous 5-0 holding – with two “reluctant” occurrences – finds that: 1) the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) is to be construed broadly as to interstate commerce;

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