Tag:Federal Arbitration Act
News
New Bill Moves Colorado Toward Arbitration Changes
Arbitration clauses are ubiquitous in employment contracts and consumer agreements for goods and services ranging from news subscriptions to car purchases. And some state...
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Corporate Counsel Insight
Supreme Court Limits Reach of Class Arbitration
Class arbitration is a rare proceeding in employment disputes. Thanks to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, it will likely stay that way.
On April...
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Courts
Taking Arbitrability to Court
A group of exotic dancers brought a class-action lawsuit against a handful of clubs and the corporations that own them, alleging federal and state...
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Corporate Counsel Insight
FAA Doesn’t Allow for ‘Wholly Groundless’ Exception, SCOTUS Rules
In his first Supreme Court opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh used only eight pages to strike an argument that some litigants used to get a...
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Corporate Counsel Insight
Supreme Court Hands Employers Win on Arbitration Clauses
Employers that require workers’ claims against them go to arbitration received big news last week.
The Supreme Court held May 21 that an employer’s right...
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Features
Legislation Attempts to Reform Arbitration Process
A pair of bills that passed the Colorado House of Representatives late last month would change laws surrounding arbitration processes. The bills will be...
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