The Ninth Circuit just released what I think are the three most significant cases of the arbitration year so far! Want to learn more: https://t.co/WDfRLvZTse
An Egyptian appeals just upheld the convictions of two arbitrators over their role in rendering an US$18 billion award against Chevron – while calling for regulation to safeguard against purported arbitral institutions that have become “dens of fraud”.
A judge in California has recently refused enforcement of a $128 million punitive damages award in favor of the producers and stars of Bones, based on the claim that the arbitrator exceeded his authority. https://t.co/wOTaAL4ybR
Breaking News: SCOTUS surprises absolutely no one and holds that an ambiguous agreement cannot provide the necessary consent to arbitrate on a classwide basis. https://t.co/SnU5rbIeXJ
Breaking News: SCOTUS surprises absolutely no one and holds that an ambiguous agreement cannot provide the necessary consent to arbitrate on a classwide basis. https://t.co/SnU5rbZPPh
Maybe most significantly, the court said allowing arbitration "would effectively perpetuate a culture that silences victims of sexual assault and allows abusers to quietly settle these claims behind an arbitrator’s closed door."
A court just held that allegations of sexual assault were not related to employment and thus not covered by an employment arbitration agreement. https://t.co/BlFvSXsgTK
International commercial arbitration does not constitute a “foreign or international tribunal” for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1782, according to a district court. For more see https://t.co/7hAHkS5xCm.