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Ballard Spahr LLP

Ballard Spahr Submits Amicus Brief on Behalf of Banking Trade Groups in Important SCOTUS Arbitration Case

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On behalf of the American Bankers Association (ABA) and the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), Ballard Spahr has submitted an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in Coinbase, Inc., et al. v. Kramer, et al., No....more

Fenwick & West LLP

SCOTUS to Weigh Whether a Court or Arbitrator Should Decide if a Subsequent Agreement Narrows a Preceding Arbitration Agreement...

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The United States Supreme Court recently granted a petition for certiorari to review a Ninth Circuit decision and resolve the issue of whether, when parties enter into an arbitration agreement with a delegation clause, the...more

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SCOTUS to Address Circuit Split Over Arbitration Waiver

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Arbitration clauses in commercial and consumer contracts can be an effective tool for limiting the time and expense associated with litigation. However, parties always may decide to litigate, assuming neither party seeks to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A Post-Epic Systems Challenge to Iskanian Has Been Taken Up by the U.S. Supreme Court

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In Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC, 59 Cal. 4th 348 (2014), the California Supreme Court held that an arbitration agreement purporting to waive the right to bring a representative action under the Private...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Petition Seeks Supreme Court Review Of Standard For Determining Federal Court Jurisdiction Over Motions To Confirm Or Vacate...

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An employee of a Louisiana financial service company who lost in an employment-related arbitration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve an arbitration-related issue that has divided the circuit courts: Do federal...more

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FAA Preemption Petitions Now Ripe for SCOTUS Conference

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Briefing is now complete on the petitions for certiorari in the Blair v. Rent-A-Center appeals that could produce the next blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court arbitration decision. At issue is whether the Federal Arbitration Act...more

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Hawaii Supreme Court Finds Arbitration Clause Not Applicable Where Defendants Fail to Comply With Statutory Arbitration Notice...

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The Supreme Court of Hawaii vacated the decisions of the intermediate appellate court and the circuit court, which found that the plaintiff’s claims against her former law firm and law partner were subject to the arbitration...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Employers Hope Supreme Court Will Close the Door on Class Arbitration

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Mandatory arbitration long has been a fixture in many employment agreements but there has been confusion over whether this includes the right to bring claims by a class....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

UPDATE: SCOTUS Denies Petition For Cert In Iskanian

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On June 24, 2014, the California Supreme Court issued a controversial decision in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC. While the Court in Iskanian confirmed that an express class action waiver in an employment...more

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