Life sciences globalization fuels new developments in international arbitration
In a recently issued opinion, the Fifth Circuit has added yet another chapter to the growing debate over whether providers may seek judicial enforcement of Independent Dispute Resolution (“IDR”) awards issued under the No...more
QWR Responses - Kavanagh v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, N.D.Ohio No. 3:17CV892, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46255 (Mar. 17, 2020) - In this case, the Northern District of Ohio granted in part and denied in part the loan...more
“Class arbitration” signifies the utilization of the Fed.R.Civ.P. 23 protocol in an arbitration proceeding. A fundamental question among many concerning the legal viability of “class arbitration” is whether an arbitrator can...more
The Florida Arbitration Code addresses the confirmation, vacation, modification or correction, and appeal of arbitration awards in Florida. In September, a Florida District Court of Appeal addressed whether parties may expand...more
The Holding - In Fisher v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company, 2018 WL 3804114 (Ariz. App. Aug. 7, 2018), a case arising from an underinsured motorist (“UIM”) arbitration, the Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed the trial...more
In 2015, I wrote a post on this blog with the same title because seemingly, this issue has been resolved for some time. All too often, parties would agree to mediate their disputes but would try to reserve a right to appeal,...more
The Ninth Circuit has found that it had jurisdiction to hear an appeal of a district court decision vacating an arbitration award and remanding the case for a new arbitration....more
In a recent series of articles, we asked whether “class arbitration” — meaning the utilization of a Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 class action protocol in an arbitration proceeding — is ultimately viable. Given the nature of...more
In 2016, the Texas Supreme Court issued three important opinions affecting arbitration agreements. The most significant was Hoskins v. Hoskins, 497 S.W.3d 490 (Tex. 2016). The issue in that case was whether a party seeking to...more
The question of federal court jurisdiction over arbitration proceedings has historically led to different conclusions. A few years ago, the United States Supreme Court clarified in Vaden v. Discover Bank that Section 4 of...more
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) has released new rules establishing an optional appeals process for parties involved in arbitration. Effective November 1, 2013, the Optional Appellate Arbitration Rules (Rules)...more