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First Monday in October: Some Arbitration-Centric Cases Worth Following

Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Business & Employment, Fed Arbitration Act, Federal, SCOTUSArbitration, Arbitration Agreements, FAA, SCOTUS, Supreme Court on October 3, 2022

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

The Supreme Court was back in session on October 3. Here are some arbitration-centric cases worth knowing about,

What Does the Federal Arbitration Act’s “Policy Favoring Arbitration” Really Favor? Arbitration as a Way of Settling Disputes Rather than “Deciding” Cases

Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Feature Article, Fed Arbitration Act, Federal, SCOTUSArbitration, Arbitration Agreements, FAA, feature article, SCOTUS, Supreme Court on July 19, 2022

By Stephanie Korenman and Aegis Frumento*

Introduction

For decades, arbitration practice has been conceptualized as an alternative way to resolve cases,

Parties to Pending Certiorari Request Challenging California’s PAGA Agree to Hold Up Pending Outcome of Viking River

Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Arbitration Agreements, Fed Arbitration Act, Federal, Preemption, SCOTUSArbitrability, Arbitration Agreements, FAA, Federal Preemption, Supreme Court on January 20, 2022

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

With SCOTUS already set to review an FAA preemption challenge to California’s PAGA, the parties to a similar pending Certiorari Petition have agreed to hold the case in abeyance pending the outcome of the first case.

The Presidents and Arbitration: from Washington to Biden: An Update

Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Arbitration, FederalADR History on February 15, 2021

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

I’m again updating my 2016 blog post on the Presidents and arbitration. The material that follows about the past presidents is mostly repeated from my original blog post;