Appeals, State and Local Government, Federal Arbitration Act

Texas Legislature Convenes New Regular Session

Snell & Wilmer on 2/17/2025

The Texas Legislature follows a unique legislative calendar and convenes in regular session for 140 days only once every other year. This unusual schedule creates a flurry of new state laws every other year in Texas. These...more

Avoiding a Punitive Damages Award in Private Arbitration

Felicello Law PC on 3/16/2022

New York law is a great boon when it comes to private arbitration. The law is well-developed (and in fact served as the basis for the Federal Arbitration Act); New York is home to a plethora of experienced professional...more

Construction Arbitration: The Pros and Cons

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 8/30/2018

It's an unfortunate fact that many construction projects end in disputes, driving the parties into some form of dispute resolution. Many of these construction disputes are resolved through arbitration, which is a process...more

Court Interprets Contract Containing Mandatory De Novo Review Provision Of Arbitration Award

Carlton Fields on 3/20/2018

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that an ADR provision of an agreement which called for arbitration, but also indicated that either party may “notwithstanding any provision of law bring an action against the...more

Ninth Circuit Finds Arbitration Clause Showed Clear And Unmistakable Intent To Resolve Arbitrability Questions By Arbitration

Carlton Fields on 2/5/2018

Finding Montana law was inapplicable to the subject insurance policy under both federal maritime choice-of-law principles and the policy language, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that an arbitration clause was...more

McGill v. Citibank and Arbitration Agreements

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/10/2017

On Thursday, April 7, 2017, in McGill v. Citibank, the California Supreme Court held that a pre-dispute arbitration agreement that waives the right to seek public injunctive relief is contrary to public policy and thus...more