By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
The District Court for the District of Columbia declines for the time being to enforce a $2 billion Award against Egypt because an appellate arbitration proceeding is still pending.
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.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
Certiorari has been sought challenging a divided Ninth Circuit decision that vacated an Award for “evident partiality” under the Federal Arbitration Act.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
The amount of damages in an arbitration award may only be modified by a federal court if there is a mathematical error in calculating the damage “clearly evident” on the face of the award,
By Richard P. Ryder*
Arbitration is, of course, an alternative to going to court, and for the most part it is just that —
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
An employee’s claim for unpaid wages brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act must proceed to arbitration,