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Beaumont COA Reverses Order Vacating Arbitration Award in Construction Dispute
By Beth Graham - March 14, 2019
The Ninth District Court of Appeals in Beaumont has reversed a trial court’s order vacating an arbitration award due to evident partiality.
Proposed Federal Laws Would Bar Certain Mandatory Pre-Dispute Arbitration and Class Waiver Agreements
By Beth Graham - March 11, 2019
On February 28th, Georgia Representative Hank Johnson and Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced legislation that would prohibit pre-dispute mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, antitrust, and civil rights cases, but allow parties to agree to arbitration in the event a dispute arises.
Pew Charitable Trusts Calls for Standardization of US Court ODR Programs
By Beth Graham - March 8, 2019
The Pew Charitable Trusts (“Pew”) has reportedly issued a call for the establishment of a national body to standardize online dispute resolution (“ODR”) procedures in civil courts across the United States.
The Impact of Epic Systems in the Labor and Employment Context
By Beth Graham - March 7, 2019
Lise Gelernter, Teaching Faculty at SUNY Buffalo Law School, has published a comment titled, “The Impact of Epic Systems in the Labor and Employment Context,” 2019 Journal of Dispute Resolution 115; University at Buffalo School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-014.
Another Proposed Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit Ordered to Individual Arbitration
By Beth Graham - March 5, 2019
In an unpublished opinion, a California federal district court issued an order compelling a putative class action data breach lawsuit that was filed against the parent company of a popular smartphone app to arbitration.
Proposed Texas Legislation Aims to Prevent Surprise Medical Bills Through Mediation
By Beth Graham - March 4, 2019
The 86th Texas Legislature is considering a bi-partisan bill that would require health insurance companies to mediate any cost of service disputes with doctors and other medical providers prior to sending a bill for the difference to patients.
Federal Court Sends Data Privacy Dispute to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - March 1, 2019
The Northern District of Illinois has ordered a proposed class action data privacy lawsuit that was filed against a telecommunications company to arbitration.
Fifth Circuit Holds Employers Are Not Required to Notify Workers Who Signed Individual Arbitration Agreements of Pending FLSA Class Litigation
By Beth Graham - February 26, 2019
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled a federal district court committed error when it ordered JPMorgan Chase Bank to notify thousands of current and former employees who signed an arbitration agreement waiving their right to engage in collective action against the company about a pending class action case.
Henry Schein and the Patent Eligibility Statute
By Beth Graham - February 25, 2019
In January, Sherry Knowles and Anthony Prosser published an intriguing law review article titled “Unconstitutional Application of 35 U.S.C. § 101 by the U.S. Supreme Court,” 18 J. MARSHALL REV. INTELL. PROP. L. 144 (2018).
Tech Giant Google to End Mandatory Arbitration for Employees
By Kyle Bailey and Beth Graham - February 22, 2019
Multinational technology company Google has reportedly announced it will no longer require mandatory arbitration of employee disputes with the company effective March 21, 2019.
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