By Harry A. Jacobowitz, Esq.
October 16, 2023, the effective date of a number of rule amendments affecting the expungement of customer dispute information,
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (“DRS”) has posted case statistics through August, with trends continuing to show a comparatively strong year in arbitration filings – especially industry cases – and a continued drop-off in mediations.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
A coalition of leading consumer advocacy groups has petitioned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) to promulgate a rule allowing financial consumers the option to arbitrate after a dispute arises.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
The Supreme Court will be back in session on October 2. Here are some arbitration-centric cases worth tracking,
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
The SEC has approved FINRA’s rule change proposal to implement recommendations resulting from the outside investigation of allegations that the arbitrator selection process was rigged.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Relying on recently-announced Eleventh Circuit precedent — that the grounds set forth in FAA section 10 are the sole basis for challenging “foreign” awards under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (“UN Convention”),