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#itsonlycoffee
By Karl Bayer - July 11, 2016
#itsonlycoffee
Ninth Circuit Holds Client May Sue Former Law Firm After Mandatory Arbitration Was Terminated for Non-Payment
By Beth Graham - July 11, 2016
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a decision stating a law firm’s client may pursue a legal malpractice case against her former attorneys despite that she was unable to pay her share of mandatory arbitration expenses.
Public Meeting Held Over Texas Insurer’s Proposed Mediation-Arbitration Endorsement
By Beth Graham - July 7, 2016
Yesterday, the Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”) held a public meeting in Austin regarding a Texas insurer’s request to add an optional endorsement to the company’s homeowners insurance policies.
Bootstraps on the Ground
By Beth Graham - July 5, 2016
Richard Frankel, Director of the Appellate Litigation Clinic and Associate Professor of Law at Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law, has published a response to an article previously featured on this blog.
Fifth Circuit Affirms $1.45 Million Arbitration Award in Legal Fees Dispute
By Beth Graham - June 30, 2016
Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld an arbitrator’s decision awarding a Texas-based law firm $1.45 in unpaid legal and expert witness fees.
The Politics of Arbitration Law and Centrist Proposals for Reform
By Beth Graham - June 27, 2016
Stephen J. Ware, Professor of Law at the University of Kansas School of Law, has published “The Politics of Arbitration Law and Centrist Proposals for Reform,” Harvard Journal on Legislation, Vol. 53, No. 2, 2016.
Circuits Split Over NLRB Decisions Finding Class-Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Violate the NLRA
By Beth Graham - June 24, 2016
The National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) stance with regard to class-action prohibitions included in employment contracts appears increasingly likely to be reviewed by the United States Supreme Court in the near future.
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By Beth Graham - June 22, 2016
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Regulating Forced Arbitration in Consumer Financial Services
By Beth Graham - June 20, 2016
Professor Martha McCluskey, University at Buffalo Law School, State University of New York, Professor Thomas McGarity, University of Texas School of Law, Professor Sidney Shapiro, Wake Forest University School of Law, James Goodwin, Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Progressive Reform, and Mollie Rosenzweig, Policy Analyst at the Center for Progressive Reform, have published a timely report entitled, “Regulating Forced Arbitration in Consum
Insurer Seeks Approval for Optional Endorsement Requiring Texas Homeowners to Participate in Mediation-Arbitration
By Beth Graham - June 15, 2016
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Company has reportedly filed a request with the Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”) seeking to add an optional endorsement to the company’s homeowners insurance policies.
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