Appeals, Appellate Courts, Federal Arbitration Act

Federal Circuit lacks jurisdiction over award that doesn’t raise issue of patent law

McDermott Will & Schulte on 8/7/2025

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined that it lacked appellate jurisdiction over a district court judgment confirming an arbitration award stemming from a dispute over royalties paid under patent license...more

Yes, an Arbitrator Can Exceed Their Powers in the Eleventh Circuit

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. on 7/14/2025

The reports of the death of Section 10 of the FAA may have been greatly exaggerated. Thursday, a majority of the Eleventh Circuit held in Nalco Co. LLC v. Bonday that an arbitration award was subject to vacatur under Section...more

Fifth Circuit: "Manifest Disregard of the Law" Cannot Be Grafted to FAA as a Basis for Vacatur of Arbitration Award

Husch Blackwell LLP on 5/12/2025

In affirming a district court’s denial of a petition to vacate an arbitration award, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently rejected the argument “that manifest disregard of the law remains viable as an...more

Say the Magic Word: Fourth Circuit Imposes High Standard for Showing that Federal Statute Precludes Enforcement of Agreement to...

Robinson Bradshaw on 4/9/2025

A recent Fourth Circuit decision extends the trend of cases refusing to use federal statutes to invalidate arbitration agreements waiving the right to bring class claims in federal court. The statute at issue in Espin v....more

The U.S. Supreme Court Decides that Federal Courts Should Stay, Rather than Dismiss, Cases that Are Subject to Arbitration, If One...

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/8/2025

In May 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided an issue that has divided the federal courts of appeals. When the claims at issue in a federal court suit are subject to arbitration, does the court have authority to dismiss the...more

Seventh Circuit Provides “How To” Successfully Present Consumer Arbitration Agreements

Troutman Pepper Locke on 9/9/2024

A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirming a decision compelling arbitration provides a “how to” guideline for using online terms and conditions to form a binding agreement....more

Classified Monthly: A Roundup of Class Action Decisions From Federal Appellate Courts – January 2024

Carlton Fields on 2/26/2024

The Roundup is a monthly publication that covers the previous month’s notable class action decisions from federal appellate courts, as well as notable Supreme Court cert petitions related to class actions....more

Littler Lightbulb – October Employment Appellate Roundup

Littler on 11/1/2023

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month. ...more

Littler Lightbulb: Labor & Employment Appellate Roundup

Littler on 11/14/2022

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some recent labor and employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal. At the Supreme Court. On October 3, the Justices agreed to hear In re Grand...more

Attacks on Contract’s Validity are Likely Insufficient to Overcome the Binding Effect of the Contract’s Arbitration Provision

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/22/2021

A recent opinion from the Court of Appeals of Georgia illustrates that contracts entered into with an unlicensed contractor, which are often unenforceable by an unlicensed contractor under many states’ laws, likely will not...more

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