A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the House to amend the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) to restrict predispute arbitration agreement (“PDAA”) enforcement for disputes involving physical sexual assault claims.
The Fifth Circuit holds that the District Court was correct when it applied the “look through” standard to determine that it had jurisdiction to remove a State Court action to vacate an Award.
SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS: FINRA Arbitration: A Comprehensive Guide for 2020 and Beyond. This Webinar, hosted by The Knowledge Group and staged on August 6, 2020,
The period for filing comments and requesting a public hearing closed August 6, with just one hundred comments and no extension or hearing despite a request from Congressional Democrats and others.
By Theodore Ryan
SCOTUS is being asked to take up whether to let stand a decision upholding a large Award issued by a numerically unbalanced panel.
By Cameron Michelsen
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently upheld confidentiality provisions in arbitration agreements in relation to section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) and the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”).