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THE McCARRAN-FERGUSON ACT AND REVERSE PREEMPTION PART IV
By Renee Kolar - April 8, 2014
In Am. Bankers Ins. Co. v. Inman,[1] the Fifth Circuit was asked to determine whether Miss. Code Ann. § 83-11-109 (2013)[2] reverse preempts the FAA. Ultimately, the court held that Miss. Code Ann. § 83-11-109 (2013) does in fact reverse preempt the FAA.[3]
Texas Supreme Court Rules on Appellate Court Jurisdiction Over Order Confirming Arbitration Award in Part and Vacating the Award in Part
By Victoria VanBuren - May 14, 2012
In Bison Building Materials, Ltd. v. Lloyd K. Aldridge, No.06-1084, _S.W.3d __ (Tex. April 20, 2012) the issue is whether an appellate court has jurisdiction over an appeal from a trial court order confirming an arbitration award in part and vacating the award in part based on the existence of unresolved questions of law or fact necessary to a ruling, yet the trial court did not expressly direct a rehearing. The Texas Supreme Court concluded that
Are Mediated Settlement Agreements Enforceable in Texas?
By Victoria VanBuren - July 8, 2011
By Brett Goodman The background rule for enforceability of mediated settlement agreements, as described in the Texas ADR Act, provides that the settlement agreement is enforceable as any other contract, and the court may incorporate the terms of the settlement agreement into the court’s final decree. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 154.071. Although the settlement agreement arises from the suit, enforcement of a mediation agreement, ev
Are Parties Required to Mediate in Good Faith?
By Victoria VanBuren - June 24, 2011
By Brett Goodman Unlike many other jurisdictions, the Texas statutes are silent on the issue of good faith mediation. Perhaps the most pertinent provision within chapter 154 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code is found at §154.002, stating, “It is the policy of this state to encourage the peaceable resolution of disputes, with special consideration given to disputes involving the parent-child relationship, including the mediation of is
In Texas, Can a Court Refer my Case to Mediation?
By Victoria VanBuren - May 27, 2011
By Brett Goodman Under the Texas ADR Act, by either the motion of the court or a party, a pending dispute may be referred to mediation except when that dispute is subject to the Federal Arbitration Act. In this referral, an “impartial third party” must be appointed to mediate. To qualify for an appointment as an impartial third party, a person must have completed a minimum of forty hours of training in dispute resolution techniques in a course co
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