Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Arbitration Act, Arbitration Agreements

Fourth Circuit Rules that SCRA Does Not Preclude Arbitration

McGlinchey Stafford on 2/18/2025

In a decision with potentially wide-ranging implications, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s decision to deny a national bank’s motion to compel arbitration, finding that amendments to the...more

In Groundbreaking Decision, Second Circuit Harmonizes Service Requirements Under the Federal Arbitration Act, the New York...

Seward & Kissel LLP on 10/5/2022

On October 3, 2022, in Commodities & Minerals Enterprise Ltd. v. CVG Ferrominera Orinoco, C. A., the Second Circuit Court of Appeals resolved a novel question of first impression in favor of petitioner Commodities & Minerals...more

U.S. Supreme Court Said “No” to Class Arbitration in Employment-Related Data Breach Dispute Because Arbitration Agreement...

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 6/12/2019

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two 5-4 decisions in as many months regarding class procedures. Lamp Plus, Inc. v. Varela, 587 U. S. ____ (2019) was favorable to corporate defendants by limiting the availability of class...more

FAA Procedures Supersede the Federal Rules in Judicial Proceedings Concerning Arbitrability; Then The Courts Make It Complicated

Mintz - Arbitration, Mediation, ADR... on 3/29/2019

You are in federal court facing a motion to compel arbitration, and you reach for your well-worn copy of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in order to confirm how to go about your next step -- demanding a jury trial for...more

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure › Federal Arbitration Act › Arbitration Agreements

Fourth Circuit Rules that SCRA Does Not Preclude Arbitration

In Groundbreaking Decision, Second Circuit Harmonizes Service Requirements Under the Federal Arbitration Act, the New York...

U.S. Supreme Court Said “No” to Class Arbitration in Employment-Related Data Breach Dispute Because Arbitration Agreement...

FAA Procedures Supersede the Federal Rules in Judicial Proceedings Concerning Arbitrability; Then The Courts Make It Complicated

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