Securities Arbitration Alert Blog
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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By James Yellen*
The FINRA dispute resolution market largely dried up as COVID-19 hit major cities starting in March 2020. While employment and broker-dealer disputes in 2020 were way up (plus 31%) and constituted almost half (47%) of all new arbitration filings,
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AAA Award Data is updated quarterly by the American Arbitration Association. This analysis of the latest update is provided by Rick Ryder, President of SAC,
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
As we confidently predicted, the Democrats have reintroduced several bills to curb use of mandatory predispute arbitration agreements (“PDAA”).
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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;
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
FINRA’s Office of Dispute Resolution Services (“DRS”) has again administratively postponed all in-person arbitration and mediation hearings,
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