This week, the Ninth Circuit considers whether a receiver in an SEC enforcement action is bound by an arbitration agreement signed by the receivership entity. GEOFF WINKLER V. THOMAS D. MCCLOSKEY, ET AL....more
This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses the ability of non-parties to invoke arbitration agreements, and refreshes its law on the applicability of Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity in the arbitration context.
KIM NGO...more
This week, the Ninth Circuit resolves whether parties can delegate issues of contract formation to an arbitrator, and explains the bounds of federal courts’ jurisdiction over ratemaking orders in a challenge to the procedure...more
This week, the Ninth Circuit explains the requirements for administrative summonses compelling testimony, and addresses whether a farm laborer was subjected to economic duress and undue influence when signing an arbitration...more
This week, the Court revives an ERISA claim and compels arbitration of a dispute over tribal internet payday loans.
WARMENHOVEN v. NETAPP, INC.
The Court holds that PowerPoint presentations did not constitute plan...more
9/20/2021
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Breach of Duty ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equitable Relief ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Native American Issues ,
Payday Loans ,
RICO ,
Tribal Loans