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Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Equitable Estoppel Can Be Invoked By a Non-Signatory Joint Employer to Compel Arbitration

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Tell me if you have heard this one before: ten companies are sued by a former employee as “joint employers”, even though the employee technically worked for, and signed a binding arbitration agreement with, only one of them....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Arbitration Agreement Enforceable By Non-Signatory Alleged Joint-Employers

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Employees who sign an arbitration agreement with one company cannot avoid arbitration with related defendant-companies by arguing they were not parties to the agreement. The California Court of Appeal held that claims against...more

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Second Circuit rules Trump parties forfeited arguments on appeal

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Takeaway: The importance of preserving issues for appeal when litigating a case before a trial court – from the outset of the case all the way through post-trial motions – cannot be overstated. As a general matter, a...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

South Carolina Supreme Court Says “No” to Binding Non-Signatories to Arbitration Clause

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The Supreme Court of South Carolina recently determined that non-signatory insureds could not be compelled to arbitrate their claims under an arbitration clause in an agency agreement where the insureds did not obtain a...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

NC Court of Appeals Clarifies When a Nonsignatory Can Compel Arbitration

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Generally, only signatories to an arbitration agreement can compel one another to arbitrate their claims. However, in certain situations, a nonsignatory may take advantage of an arbitration agreement between other parties....more

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