On April 24, 2019, in the case of Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, the United States Supreme Court issued its latest decision regarding the availability of class arbitration. ...more
5/2/2019
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In a decision issued on January 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court (the “Court”) resolved a split of opinion among courts of appeals over whether the “wholly groundless” test has any application to the determination of who, as...more
1/10/2019
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Question of Arbitrability ,
Remand ,
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Wholly Groundless Doctrine
FROM THE EDITORS:
Welcome to the 36th edition of Arbitration World, a publication from K&L Gates’ International Arbitration Group that highlights significant developments and issues in international and domestic arbitration...more
In this episode of OnRisk, Carolyn Branthoover and Sarah Turpin talk about the increasing frequency of arbitration clauses in insurance policies, the enforceability of arbitration agreements in both the U.S. and in the UK,...more
3/21/2018
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Arbitration Fees ,
Arbitrator Selection Disputes ,
Bermuda ,
Binding Arbitration ,
Commercial Arbitration ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Contract Disputes ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreign Arbitration Clauses ,
Insurance Industry ,
LCIA ,
Liability Insurance ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Manifest Disregard ,
McCarran-Ferguson Act ,
Reverse Preemption ,
UK ,
UK Brexit