Category: Arbitration
Uber’s arbitration of IC misclassification claims in US could total $170 million
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that Uber acknowledged that settlement of arbitration claims could range between $146…
Drafting Mistakes Sink an Arbitration Agreement
From Lexology, Alan M. Kaplan discusses a case that hinged on the fact that there were two…
Arbitration: Supreme Court Deals a Near Death Blow to Class Action Arbitration
From Lexology, Richard E. Gottlieb, Esra A. Hudson and Alma Piñan discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in which the Court…
U.S. Supreme Court: Employment Class Arbitration Must Be Expressly Addressed in Contract
From Lexology, Eric R. Magnus, Samia M. Kirmani, David E. Nagle, Brendan Sweeney, Collin O’Connor Udell, Stephanie L. Goutos and Abraham N. Saiger discuss…
California Appellate Courts Diverge on Arbitration Agreements
From JDSupra, Michelle Roberts Gonzales and Tao Leung discuss two cases involving arbitration clauses in California. In the…
Can Arbitration Be Enforced Against Non-Signatories to a Contract?
From Lexology, Cheryl D. Shoun discusses a decision by the South Carolina Supreme Court said that a…
Tell everybody: Confidentiality clauses may violate employees’ section 7 rights
From Lexology, Eniola O. Akinrinade and Michele Haydel Gehrke report on a recent decision by an administrative law judge…
Lyft drivers bound by ‘clickwrap’ arbitration clause
From Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Pat Murphy A Massachusetts Lyft driver’s class action alleging that the ride-sharing company…
Arbitration Provisions: Applicable to Independent Contractors or Not?
From Lexology, Andres F. Puerta discusses a dispute over an arbitration clause in an agreement between security…
Kentucky Governor Signs Senate Bill 7 Into Law Reestablishing Employment Arbitration
From Fisher Phillips, Thomas Birchfield reports on a new Kentucky statute that allows employers to require arbitration…
Yes, You Can Get Your Arbitration Agreement Enforced in the Eleventh Circuit (Probably)
From Lexology, Amy B. Doolittle discusses a case in which a broad arbitration agreement was enforced. Amy…
Second Circuit holds that arbitration provision did not become part of contract where plaintiff did not have reasonable notice of it and manifest his assent to it
From Lexology, Christina Cerutti reports on a case in which the arbitration language was in a link…
