US courts have jurisdiction to enforce intra-EU investment treaty arbitration awards (US Court of Appeals for DC Circuit)

In NextEra Energy Glob. Holdings B.V. v. Kingdom of Spain, 2024 WL 3837484 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 16, 2024), the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the jurisdiction of... Read more »
With attorney fees, Gibson Dunn must pay over 5K to ex-partner who had earned M

With attorney fees, Gibson Dunn must pay over $725K to ex-partner who had earned $60M

Home Daily News With attorney fees, Gibson Dunn must pay… Law Firms With attorney fees, Gibson Dunn must pay over $725K to ex-partner who had earned $60M By Debra Cassens Weiss September... Read more »
Back to the Thorny Issue of ERISA Arbitration

Back to the Thorny Issue of ERISA Arbitration

Grand Rapids, MIOn July 28, a three-judge panel for the Sixth Circuit heard arguments in Bradley Fleming v. Kellogg Co. a lawsuit that addresses, once again, the question of whether claims of... Read more »
Minister Edwin Tong SC to deliver opening address at the ICC’s International Court of Arbitration Asia Pacific Conference – Asia Law Portal

Minister Edwin Tong SC to deliver opening address at the ICC’s International Court of Arbitration Asia Pacific Conference – Asia Law Portal

A special address by Minister Edwin Tong SC, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, and Second Minister for Law, Singapore, will deliver the opening address at the International Chamber of Commerce’s International... Read more »
Sixth Circuit Nixes Arbitration for ERISA Claims

Sixth Circuit Nixes Arbitration for ERISA Claims

Memphis, TNOn August 20, the Sixth Circuit refused to force participants in two related 401k plans, the “DRiV Plan” and the “Tenneco Plan,” to arbitrate claims that the plans wasted workers’ retirement... Read more »
The ACLU: Champion of Individual Arbitration?

The ACLU: Champion of Individual Arbitration?

Alexander MacDonald discusses a case in which the ACLU, sharp critic of arbitration, is arguing that individual arbitration plays a “fundamental role” in protecting labor rights. The Federalist Society View Source link Read more »
California Court of Appeal Publishes Opinion on Arbitration Fees

California Court of Appeal Publishes Opinion on Arbitration Fees

Hohenshelt v. Superior Court, 318 Cal. Rptr. 3d 475 (Cal. Ct. App. 2024) For the seventh time since they became effective in 2020, the California Court of Appeal has published an opinion holding that... Read more »
On LawNext: How the American Arbitration Association embraced Generative AI, with CEO Bridget McCormack and CIO Diana Didia

On LawNext: How the American Arbitration Association embraced Generative AI, with CEO Bridget McCormack and CIO Diana Didia

One year ago, Bridget Mary McCormack, the former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, took over the helm of the American Arbitration Association, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution... Read more »
The ACLU: Champion of Individual Arbitration?

California’s Mandatory Arbitration Ban Is Permanently Halted

Alexander MacDonald explains when California employers’ employment agreements are subject to state law and AB 51 may apply.  XpertHR View Source link Read more »
California Court of Appeal Rules Arbitration Agreement Is Unenforceable

California Court of Appeal Rules Arbitration Agreement Is Unenforceable

A California appellate court recently denied enforcement of an arbitration agreement because (1) it contained provisions the court found problematic, and (2) the employer presented the agreement to the employee for electronic... Read more »
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