Arbitrating 'Arbitrability'
Professor Alan S. Rau, Mark G. and Judy G. Yudof Chair in Law at the University of Texas School of Law, has published a paper entitled Arbitrating ‘Arbitrability’, World Arbitration and Mediation...
View ArticleSecond Circuit Sends Employment Discrimination Case to Arbitration
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. may compel a former employee who sued the company for gender discrimination to arbitrate her claim. In...
View ArticleSupreme Court Upholds Agreement That Bans Class Arbitration Despite Costs
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in American Express Corp. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, et al., No. 12-133, (June 20, 2013). The appeal from the United States Court of...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Considering Petition for Certiorari in Dispute Over How to...
A petition for certiorari in an arbitration case that was decided earlier this year by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals is currently being considered by the United States Supreme Court. In Bakoss...
View ArticleAmicus Brief Opportunity for ADR Scholars and Practitioners
Disputing would like to thank Professors Kristen M. Blankley, University of Nebraska College of Law, and Liz Tippett, University of Oregon School of Law, for the following guest post: by Kristen M....
View ArticleThe Not-So-Effective Vindication Decision
Professor Linda S. Mullenix, Morris & Rita Atlas Chair in Advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law, has published, The Practice: The Not-So-Effective Vindication Decision: The U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleSecond Circuit Reinstates Brady’s Four-Game "Deflategate" Suspension
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a New York district judge’s order vacating an arbitrator’s decision. In National Football League Management Council et al. v. National Football League...
View ArticleSuspension Set to Begin for Dallas Cowboys Running Back
A New York federal judge has dissolved a temporary restraining order and ruled the National Football League Players Association (“NFLPA”) failed to establish a Dallas Cowboys running back’s...
View ArticleSecond Circuit Vacates Order Denying Arbitration of Former Department Store...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has vacated a district court’s order stating a former department store employee cannot be compelled to arbitrate his Americans with...
View ArticleThe Impact of Confidentiality on Reasonable Royalty Determinations in Patent...
Under 35 U.S. Code § 284, a patentee involved in patent infringement litigation is entitled to recover damages “adequate to compensate for the infringement.” The minimum level of damages the patentee...
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