Category: Arbitration
California Court Finds Arbitration Agreement Invalid and Unenforceable as a Result of Economic Duress and Undue Influence
From JDSupra, Nora Valenza-Frost discusses a recent case in which the court said that an arbitration was…
Slow Your Roll: Federal Law Preempts California’s Latest Assault On Employment Arbitration Agreements
From Lexology, Robin Samuel and Christina Taylor provide a superb analysis of California’s prohibition of mandatory arbitration agreements and…
Court Uses 8-Factor Test To Hand Gig Businesses Victory In Next Round In New Prime Arbitration Battle
From Mondaq, Richard R. Meneghello discusses the recent Massachusetts case which found that a DoorDash driver was…
Federal Court in Massachusetts Halts DoorDash Driver’s Claims, Greenlights Arbitration
From Lexology, Jillian Hart and Robert O. Sheridan discuss a Massachusetts case in which the court said a driver…
Five FAQs on California’s New Ban on Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
From JDSupra, Jessica Linehan, Pavlina Kochankovska Rafter, Nisha Verma, and Gabrielle Wirth provide terrific answers to questions…
California AB 51 Bans Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements
From JDSupra, Robert Friedman, Jessica Marinelli, and Bruce Sarchet discuss AB51, a California bill that bans arbitration…
Lessons in drafting and implementing an enforceable mandatory arbitration agreement
From Lexology, Frederick (Rick) L. Warren offers guidance on drafting arbitration agreements to avoid claims of unconscionability….
House passes bill to ban mandatory arbitration agreements; White House threatens veto
From JDSupra, Alan S. Kaplinsky reports that Congress passed a bill that would prohibit arbitration agreements in…
CA Supreme Court Continues Its Assault On Arbitration Agreements
From JDSupra, David Faustman discusses a recent case in which the California Supreme Court did not enforce an…
The NLRB Issues Major Class Action Waiver/Mandatory Arbitration Ruling
From Lexology, Truc Nguyen and Ronald Meisburg discuss a recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”)…
Silence Isn’t Always Golden—Sometimes It Lands You in Class Arbitration
From JDSupra, Stephen Parsley and Michael Pennington discuss a recent case in Alabama which serves a a…
Agreement to Arbitrate Acknowledged, Not Accepted, Eighth Circuit Says
From Barnes & Thornburg LLC, Peter J. Wozniak and Mark Wallin discuss a recent case that said an arbitration…
