Cases requiring non-signatories to an arbitration agreement to arbitrate are not uncommon. Cases compelling subrogees to arbitrate, not because of an insurance policy but because of another contract, are less common. In...more
It happens every so often: someone signs an agreement to arbitrate legal claims, the agreement has a solid clause delegating arbitrability issues to an arbitrator, and then a member of that person’s family files a claim in...more
1/22/2025
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In close succession, the Supreme Court of the United States recently decided two short but meaningful cases that arbitration litigants must keep in mind: Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski, 144 S.Ct. 1186 (May 23, 2024) and Smith v....more