SEC Approves FINRA’S Rule Change Proposal Implementing “Rigged Panels” Investigation Report Recommendations
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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.

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Applying FAA Chapter 1, Eleventh Circuit Finds Lack of Arbitrator Disclosure Did Not Warrant Vacatur
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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”),

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ICSID Releases Stats for FY 2023
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

ICSID recently released updated caseload stats.

Although we tend to think that most investment disputes in the U.S.

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FINRA DRS Posts Stats Through May: A Very Strong Year in Arbitration Filings Continues
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (“DRS”) has posted case statistics through May, with recent trends continuing to show a very strong year in arbitration filings – especially industry cases – and a continued drop-off in mediations.

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SCOTUS Decides Coinbase: District Court Must Stay its Proceedings While Interlocutory Appeal on the Question of Arbitrability is Pending
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Supreme Court has decided Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, No. 22-105,

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FINRA DRS Posts Full-Year 2022 Stats. Customer and Industry Arbitration Claims Closed with a Flourish
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (“DRS”) has posted case statistics for full-year 2022,

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