The Supreme Court of Texas has held that a law firm did not waive its right to arbitrate a fee dispute with a former client after the firm sued one of its former associates who continued to represent the client after the associate left the firm.

The Supreme Court of the United States has refused to consider whether an arbitrator, rather than a court, is properly tasked with deciding if an arbitral agreement permits class arbitration.

Michael Thomas Colatrella Jr., Associate Professor of Law at the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law has published a thoughtful article entitled, Informed Consent in Mediation: Promoting Pro Se Parties’ Informed Settlement Choice While Honoring the Mediator’s Ethical Duties, Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol.15:705, No.3, 2014.

Last month, the Dallas Court of Appeals held that fraud claims brought against opposing parties in an arbitration proceeding, counsel for the opposing parties, an arbitrator, and JAMS are preempted by the Texas Arbitration Act (TAA).