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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 30 - July 3, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Lamonaco v. Experian - arbitration - Labriola v. Miami-Dade - employment, First Amendment - Wood v. Fla DOE - school, transgender, § 1000.071, First Amendment - USA v....more

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Court Holds That Mental Competence Claims Regarding The Execution Of Documents Containing Arbitration Clauses Should Be Determined...

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In In re Est. of Moncrief, certain parties alleged that the decedent was mentally incompetent, was unduly influenced, and was defrauded into executing certain documents that contained arbitration clauses. 699 S.W.3d 315 (Tex....more

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Supreme Court Eases the Ability for Employers to Appeal Denials of Motions to Compel Arbitration in Federal Court

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In Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, the Supreme Court of the United States resolved a circuit split over whether district courts must stay proceedings while an interlocutory appeal of a denial of a motion to compel arbitration is...more

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SCOTUS Rules that Litigation Must Cease While Question of Arbitrability is on Appeal

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In a decision with implications nationwide, the Supreme Court of the United States recently ruled that, under the Federal Arbitration Act — the principal federal statute that governs judicial enforcement of arbitration...more

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Luxembourg strengthens its position as an arbitration hub by adopting a new arbitration law

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On 23 March 2023, the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies adopted a bill reforming its arbitration law. This long-awaited reform is the first significant modification of the Luxembourg provisions on arbitration since the...more

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Litigation Insights - July 2021

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FOREWORD - On behalf of the new and expanding Goodwin London litigation team I am delighted to welcome you to our first ever ‘Litigation Insights’: a series of quarterly updates on important and interesting developments...more

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Parties Must Proceed to Arbitration Despite Unavailability of Arbitration Forum Specifically Named in the Contract

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Paulozzi v. Parkview Custom Homes, L.L.C., 2018 Ohio App. Lexis 4739 ( Nov. 1, 2018) - This case arose out of a dispute between homeowners and their contractor. Dissatisfied with the work, the Paulozzis sued their...more

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Chris Lazarini Analyzes Presumption of Fraud in Case Involving Advisor's Effort to Avoid Paying a Promissory Note

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini analyzed a case in which a former investment advisor at UBS sought to prevent the company from collecting on promissory notes the advisor owed to UBS upon his departure. After the...more

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NC Court of Appeals Clarifies When a Nonsignatory Can Compel Arbitration

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Generally, only signatories to an arbitration agreement can compel one another to arbitrate their claims. However, in certain situations, a nonsignatory may take advantage of an arbitration agreement between other parties....more

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Sacramento Court: Only a Health Care Agent Can Contract for Placement in an RCFE

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Incapacity planning is a major component of an estate plan. Quite often people name one person to serve as a health care agent and another person to serve as a financial agent. What role does one agent have as opposed to the...more

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Court Finds That Enron’s Fraud Does Not Void Contract Entered Into With Enron Subsidiary

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A federal appellate court has upheld a district court order enforcing an arbitration award by the ICC against the Republic of Nigeria in favor of Enron Nigeria Power Holdings, Ltd. (“ENPH”), a former subsidiary of Enron...more

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Ninth Circuit Directs Court To Vacate Ruling That Disqualified Arbitrator In The Midst Of An Ongoing Arbitration

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The dispute at issue in this case involved claims of fraud in the sale of condominium units asserted by unit purchasers against the condominium developer. Arbitration under the AAA was underway between the parties, when it...more

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