Contract Disputes, Mandatory Arbitration Clauses, Arbitration Agreements

NJ Supreme Court Tightens Proof Requirements of Arbitration Agreement

Genova Burns LLC on 7/14/2025

In its recent decision in Gerald Fazio Jr. v. Altice USA, the New Jersey Supreme Court continued its trend of enforcing strict contract formation requirements in consumer contract cases, serving as a counterbalance to the...more

Ohio Courts Reinforce Arbitration Provisions Despite Conflict, Missing Signatures and Litigation

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 5/9/2025

Ohio courts are reaffirming a consistent and increasingly important theme: if your contract contains an arbitration clause, expect to be held to it. Three recent appellate decisions—Denham v. Encino Energy, LLC,...more

Arbitration’s Double-Edged Sword: The Rise of Mass Claims

Husch Blackwell LLP on 4/10/2025

In recent years, numerous businesses have successfully enforced broad arbitration clauses, particularly those embedded in terms and conditions of online service agreements. We previously discussed a noteworthy example from a...more

Arbitration Clauses in Employee Contracts and Beyond

Womble Bond Dickinson on 1/24/2020

Chris Fairey, General Counsel for American Residential Services, one of the nation’s largest residential and commercial heating, air-conditioning, and plumbing services companies, sits down with Mark to discuss arbitration...more

OnRisk: Arbitration Provisions in Insurance Policies

K&L Gates LLP on 3/21/2018

In this episode of OnRisk, Carolyn Branthoover and Sarah Turpin talk about the increasing frequency of arbitration clauses in insurance policies, the enforceability of arbitration agreements in both the U.S. and in the UK,...more

Fifth Circuit Affirms Court’s Authority To Rule On Question Of Arbitrability And Finds Injunctive Relief Was Not Subject To...

Carlton Fields on 1/16/2018

A Texas federal court determined that, pursuant to the parties’ contract, the dispute was not arbitrable because the plain language of the arbitration clause expressly excluded suits that involved requests for injunctive...more