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Google Consent Decree Provides for Arbitration of Disputes
By Victoria VanBuren - May 10, 2011
The recent consent decree between the Department of Justice and Google, allows Google to acquire ITA, a provider of fare-calculations for online travel agencies. The settlement requires Google, among other things, to: (1) continue developing ITA’s software products and license them to travel vendors on reasonable terms, (2) implement an internal firewall to prevent Google from gaining access to commercially sensitive information of travel vendors
Senator Al Franken Announces Plan to Reintroduce the Arbitration Fairness Act
By Victoria VanBuren - May 9, 2011
In response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in AT&T, Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, Senator Al Franken announced his plan to reintroduce the Arbitration Fairness Act . The Act would ban mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, and civil rights cases. “This ruling is another example of the Supreme Court favoring corporations over consumers,” said Sen. Franken. “The Arbitration Fairness Act would help rectify th
Resident Communication Improves After Formal Training
By Holly Hayes - May 6, 2011
by Holly Hayes A Canadian study, “Assessing Residents’ Communication Skills: Disclosure of an Adverse Event to a Standardized Patient” from the March Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada (JOGC) reported results of a study to assess “residents’ communication skills involving the disclosure of a poor outcome to a standardized patient using a standardized patient encounter, and to compare their performance before and after f
AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion | Blawgosphere Round-up on Class Arbitration Decision
By Victoria VanBuren - May 5, 2011
On April 27, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court decided AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion. The question presented was whether the FAA prohibits states from conditioning the enforceability of certain arbitration agreements on the availability of class-wide arbitration procedures. We thought you would like to read some interesting commentary about the opinion: AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion: FAA preempts rule that makes class action waivers in ar
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Consumer Arbitration Case
By Victoria VanBuren - May 4, 2011
On May 2, 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to yet another consumer arbitration case, CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood, No. 10-948. In Greenwood, the Ninth Circuit decided whether the word “sue,” as used in the Credit Repair Organization Act (“CROA”) means “arbitrate.” The court concluded that Congress meant what it said in using the term “sue,” and that it did not mean “arbitrate.” The Supreme Court is expected to resolve a spit betwe
International Arbitration in Latin America| Webcast on May 4th, 2011
By Victoria VanBuren - May 3, 2011
Kluwer Arbitration will present the live Webcast “Prepare for the Worst: Designing the Best Arbitration Clauses for Latin American Investments” this Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 at 11:30am EDT. International arbitration experts will discuss drafting arbitration clauses in Latin America. The panel will also provide tips and guidelines about Latin American M&A transactions. Speakers: Nigel Blackaby – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringe
GUEST-POST PART II | AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion and the Bright Side of the Force
By Victoria VanBuren - May 2, 2011
By James M. Gaitis [See Part I here. ] Because the only valid grounds for vacatur now recognized by the Supreme Court are those grounds found in Section 10 of the FAA, the above statements by the Supreme Court in AT&T Mobility show that the Court in effect was stating that an arbitral failure to at least attempt to apply the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in the Court’s hypothetical example would constitute either “misbehavior&#
GUEST-POST PART I | AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion and the Bright Side of the Force
By Victoria VanBuren - May 2, 2011
By James M. Gaitis Last week’s United States Supreme Court decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 2011 WL 1561956 (U.S., April 27, 2011) no doubt will provide arbitration law commentators with ample fodder to debate merits the Court’s opinion as pertains not only to class arbitration but, also, related questions concerning federal preemption under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and the “substantive federal law of ar
UT Law to Host 11th Annual Symposium on Dispute Resolution on April 29, 2011
By Beth Graham - April 28, 2011
The Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution at the University of Texas School of Law will host the Eleventh Annual Spring Symposium on Dispute Resolution on April 29, 2011 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm in the Jeffers Courtroom. The featured keynote speaker is Robert M. O’Neil, former President of the University of Virginia and Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Virginia School of Law. The symposium, hosted by The Center for Public Polic
U.S. Supreme Court Decides AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion
By Beth Graham - April 27, 2011
In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled today that the the Federal Arbitration Act preempted California law with regard to class arbitration in AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, 09-893, (April 27, 2011). Check back for more information on the case soon. Disputing‘s previous blog posted after the Court heard oral argument in the case is available here. Technorati Tags: law, ADR, arbitration
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