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NLRB Defers to Arbitral Decision in Healthcare Employment Dispute
By Beth Graham - May 13, 2013
A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) panel has declined to shift the burden to limit the effect of an arbitration award in a healthcare employment dispute. In Shands Jacksonville Med. Ctr. Inc., 359 NLRB No. 104 (Apr. 26, 2013), the NLRB’s Acting General Counsel requested that the board require an employer charged with unfair labor practices to demonstrate that an arbitral award meets the NLRB’s requirements for acceptance rather than require
Corpus Christi COA Upholds $31 Million Arbitral Award
By Beth Graham - May 1, 2013
The 13th District of Texas has upheld an arbitral award in an investment dispute. Shor also stated the agreements between Seashore and Black required the parties to resolve any disputes through arbitration and requested pre-arbitration discovery.
Texas Company Files Suit to Recover Bonus from Armstrong
By Beth Graham - February 15, 2013
A Texas promotions company that paid cycling champion Lance Armstrong bonus payments following his seven Tour de France wins has filed a breach of contract lawsuit in a Dallas district court against the now disgraced sports star. SCA promotions is seeking to recover more than $12 million the company paid to Armstrong in connection with several cycling wins. This case is especially interesting because SCA and Armstrong previously engaged in arbitr
2012 Disputing Featured Blog Posts at Mediate.com
By Victoria VanBuren - January 16, 2013
Disputing has been a mediate.com Featured Blog since 2009. We are pleased to share our Mediate.com featured blog posts of 2012: Ethical Intelligence in Conflict Engagement “If I Am Not for Myself, Who Will Be? Ethical Intelligence with Yourself” Dr. Weinstein talks about “Five Rules of Engagement” for dealing with anger using ethical intelligence. Nurses Addressing Conflict The Nurse Together blog has posted a four-part series on conflict
2012 Year-in-Review – Texas Arbitration Case Law
By Victoria VanBuren - January 9, 2013
Continuing our 2012 Year-End Highlights series, we present today noteworthy arbitration cases heard by the Texas Supreme Court. In Bison Building Materials, Ltd. v. Lloyd K. Aldridge, No.06-1084, _S.W.3d __ (Tex. April 20, 2012) the Texas Supreme Court ruled on appellate court jurisdiction over order confirming arbitration award in part and vacating the award in part. Read more here. In In re Lopez, 372 S.W. 3d 174 (June 8, 2012) the Supreme Cour
2012 Year-in-Review – Fifth Circuit Arbitration Case Law
By Victoria VanBuren - January 8, 2013
During 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided the following arbitration cases: In Volvo Trucks N. America, Inc. v. Crescent Ford Truck Sales, Inc. No. 09-30782, (5th Cir. Jan. 5, 2012) the Fifth Circuit held that a district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear a petition to compel arbitration pursuant to Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). Read more here. In Carey v. 24 Hour Fitness, USA, In
Fifth Circuit Finds No Reversible Error in District Court’s Affirmation of an Arbitration Award
By Jeremy Clare - December 14, 2012
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found no reversible error with District Court’s judgment that affirmed an arbitration award in a disability discrimination case. Background In Sabrina Kay Taylor v. University of Phoenix/Apollo Group, No. 11-20681 (5th Cir. Sept. 7, 2012), Sabrina Taylor (“Taylor”) began working for the University of Phoenix (“University”) in January of 2005. Taylor was injured at an employee Christmas part
Court of Appeals of Texas Finds No Evident Partiality or Gross Mistake and Affirms Confirmation of an Arbitration Award
By Jeremy Clare - November 28, 2012
The Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas at Houston did not find evident partiality or gross mistake and affirmed the district court’s confirmation of an arbitration award. Background In FCA Construction Company, LLC v. J & G Plumbing Services, LLC, No. 01-10-01034-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 8, 2012) a dispute arose between FCA Construction Company (“FCA”) and its plumbing subcontractor, J & G Plumbing Services (“J
Recent Developments in International Arbitration | Sept. 2012
By Victoria VanBuren - September 27, 2012
Following are this month’s recent developments in international arbitration law published by the International Law Office (free registration is required to view the articles): Ukraine: Mitigation of damages in arbitration practice: trite law or space for creativity? USA: Court sanctions counsel for frivolous challenge to arbitration award India: Supreme Court restricts domestic court jurisdiction over foreign arbitrations Canada: Choosing a
Southern District of New York Holds that Arbitrators Did Not Manifestly Disregard the Law
By Victoria VanBuren - September 24, 2012
by Jeremy Clare The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York confirmed an arbitration award and granted attorney’s fees in favor the defendant because the plaintiffs’ claims were meritless and lacked any proper purpose. Background In DigiTelCom, Ltd., et al., v. Tele2 Sverige AB, No. 12-CV-3253 (S.D. N.Y. July 25, 2012), two Russian telecommunications companies, DigiTelCom, Ltd. (“DTC”) and Tele2 Sverige AB (“Tele2”), we
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