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DC Court Refuses to Seal Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award

By Beth Graham - November 9, 2017

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has denied a party’s motion to seal its petition to confirm an arbitration award and two attached exhibits.

Deregulating Arbitration

By Beth Graham - November 6, 2017

David L. Noll, Associate Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School, has published “Deregulating Arbitration,” Loyola Consumer Law Review, Vol. 30, 2017, Forthcoming.

CFPB Director Pens Letter Urging President to Veto Measure Rescinding New Arbitration Rule

By Beth Graham - November 3, 2017

On Monday, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) Director Richard Cordray released a letter addressed to the President of the United States urging him to veto House Joint Resolution 111.

Suspension Set to Begin for Dallas Cowboys Running Back

By Beth Graham - November 1, 2017

A New York federal judge has dissolved a temporary restraining order and ruled the National Football League Players Association (“NFLPA”) failed to establish a Dallas Cowboys running back’s controversial six-game suspension was fundamentally unfair.

The Bold Ambition of Justice Scalia’s Arbitration Jurisprudence

By Beth Graham - October 26, 2017

Katherine V.W. Stone, Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law, has published “The Bold Ambition of Justice Scalia's Arbitration Jurisprudence: Keep Workers and Consumers Out of Court,” 21 Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal 189 (2017); UCLA School of Law Public Law & Legal Theory Research Paper No. 17-41.

Senate Narrowly Votes to Rescind New CFPB Arbitration Rule

By Beth Graham - October 25, 2017

The Vice President has cast a tie-breaking vote in the United States Senate to rescind a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) rule that prohibits most financial service providers such as banks and credit card issuers from requiring consumers to sign mandatory arbitration agreements barring class-action lawsuits.

Legal Battle Continues After Arbitrator Upholds Suspension of Dallas Cowboys Running Back

By Beth Graham - October 23, 2017

The legal saga over a National Football League (“NFL”) running back’s controversial six-game suspension has continued on in various federal courts.

How the Supreme Court’s Misconstruction of the FAA Has Affected Consumers

By Beth Graham - October 19, 2017

Professor Margaret L. Moses, Director of the International Law and Practice Program at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, has published “How the Supreme Court's Misconstruction of the FAA Has Affected Consumers,” Forthcoming, Loyola Consumer Law Review, Vol 30, 2017.

SCOTUS Denies Cert. in Texas Ponzi Scheme Case

By Beth Graham - October 13, 2017

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States denied a petition for certiorari that was filed by a group of former Ponzi scheme financial advisers.

Class Action Waivers in Employment Contracts: The Clash between the National Labor Relations Act and the Federal Arbitration Act

By Beth Graham - October 11, 2017

Professor Linda S. Mullenix, Rita and Morris Atlas Chair in Advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law, has written “Class Action Waivers in Employment Contracts: The Clash between the National Labor Relations Act and the Federal Arbitration Act,” 1 Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases 13 (Oct. 2, 2017); U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 577.