By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
We reported in December that the Supreme Court had granted Certiorari in four cases involving arbitration.
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”).
*Under the federal ingredient doctrine, a well-pled complaint arises under the laws of the United States if a state law cause of action “requires resolution of a substantial question of federal law”
We covered previously McGill v. Citibank, NA, 232 Ca4th 753 (Dec. 18, 2014), where the California Court of Appeal ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts application of the state’s “Broughton-Cruz Rule,” holding that arbitration provisions are unenforceable as against public policy if they require arbitration of injunctive relief claims brought for the public’s benefit under certain state consumer protection laws (see SAA 2015-01).
By George H. Friedman*
For those who thought the Supreme Court in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S.
By Liz Kramer*
[This article was originally published on December 31st in Ms. Kramer’s blog at Arbitration Nation,