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SCOTX Will Not Consider Whether Arbitrator Exceeded Authority in Workplace Discrimination Case

By Beth Graham - July 9, 2018

The Supreme Court of Texas has declined to consider whether an arbitrator exceeded his authority in a workplace discrimination dispute.

SCOTX Reverses Order Denying Jefferson County Constable’s Arbitration Request

By Beth Graham - June 25, 2018

The Supreme Court of Texas has reversed an appellate court’s order based on a related case that was decided by the state’s highest court in April.

SCOTX Vacates Arbitration Award in Crop Insurance Dispute

By Beth Graham - May 14, 2018

The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that a contract signatory was erroneously “required to arbitrate its non-contractual claims against non-signatories” in a crop insurance dispute.

SCOTX Upholds Arbitrator’s Award in Favor of Jefferson County Constables

By Beth Graham - April 20, 2018

The Supreme Court of Texas has upheld an arbitrator’s award in a dispute between a Texas county and its deputy constables.

SCOTX Agrees to Consider Whether Crop Insurance Dispute Was Properly Submitted to Arbitration

By Beth Graham - March 5, 2018

The Supreme Court of Texas has agreed to consider whether a crop insurance dispute was properly submitted to arbitration.

SCOTX Holds Payday Lender Did Not Waive Right to Arbitration

By Beth Graham - February 27, 2018

The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that a payday lender did not waive its right to compel arbitration against the company’s defaulting customers.

New Petition Asks SCOTX to Consider Whether Arbitrator Exceeded His Authority

By Beth Graham - December 4, 2017

A hospital has asked the Supreme Court of Texas to consider whether an arbitrator exceeded his authority in a workplace discrimination dispute.

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.

SCOTX Grants Petition for Review of Individual Arbitration Order in Payday Lender Case

By Beth Graham - June 26, 2017

The Supreme Court of Texas has granted a group of payday loan customers’ request to review a putative class action case after the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio ordered the customers to individually arbitrate their claims.

DOJ Flips on Class Waivers Issue

By Beth Graham - June 19, 2017

On Friday, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) made an abrupt about-face on the issue of whether a class waiver included in an employer’s arbitration agreement violates the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”).