Reminder: Oral Argument in Coinbase is March 21. What You Need to Know
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Reminder: Oral Argument in Coinbase is March 21. What You Need to Know

Reminder: as reported in SAA 2023-07 (Feb. 16), the Supreme Court has set for Tuesday,

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SCOTUS Again Declines to Review Case Involving FINRA Award
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SCOTUS Again Declines to Review Case Involving FINRA Award

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

For the second time in a few months,

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SCOTUS Declines to Review Case Involving FINRA Award
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Supreme Court on October 31 denied Certiorari in Caputo v. Wells Fargo, No.

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First Monday in October: Some Arbitration-Centric Cases Worth Following
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Supreme Court was back in session on October 3. Here are some arbitration-centric cases worth knowing about,

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Fifth Circuit: FAA Section 1 Does Not Exempt Local Delivery Drivers
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Houston area delivery drivers who generally did not cross state lines were not of the class of workers exempt from FAA coverage

Whether the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) section 1 exemption extends to local delivery drivers was left open by SCOTUS when it decided Southwest Airlines Co.

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What Does the Federal Arbitration Act’s “Policy Favoring Arbitration” Really Favor? Arbitration as a Way of Settling Disputes Rather than “Deciding” Cases
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By Stephanie Korenman and Aegis Frumento*

Introduction

For decades, arbitration practice has been conceptualized as an alternative way to resolve cases,

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