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Ballard Spahr LLP

Is the ‘Clarified’ AAA Clause Registration Rule Clear Enough?

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Effective May 1, 2025, the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) amended its Consumer Arbitration Rules, including Rule 12 dealing with the registration of consumer arbitration clauses. The AAA stated that its goal was to...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

AAA Unveils Significant Revisions to Consumer Arbitration Rules

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The American Arbitration Association (AAA) has announced revisions to its Consumer Arbitration Rules effective May 1, 2025. The revised rules can be found here and the AAA’s announcement of the rules here. Prior to amending...more

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Hoisted by Your Own (Pet)Arb Clause? New Developments in Mass Arbitration

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For more than a decade, companies have benefited immensely from the United States Supreme Court decision of AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333 (2011), which upheld a company’s right to compel consumers into...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Eleventh Circuit Creates Circuit Split as to Who Decides Whether an Arbitration Agreement Permits Class Arbitration

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As the U.S. Supreme Court observed memorably in First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan, arbitration disputes often raise “three types of disagreement” relevant to resolution of the dispute: (1) a disagreement as to the...more

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Tenth And Eleventh Circuits Buck Other Circuits Requiring Higher Showing Of Intent To Delegate Class Arbitrability to Arbitrator

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Within one week of each other, United States Courts of Appeals in two circuits have issued opinions holding that arbitration agreements incorporating the American Arbitration Association (AAA)’s arbitration rules itself...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Practioners -- Time to Update Your Client Arbitration Agreements, Part II

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Many attorneys have been using the same engagement agreements for decades designating standard commercial providers such as the American Arbitration Association to resolve client disputes. In recent years some have learned...more

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