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CMS Issues Final Rule Allowing Pre-Dispute Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
By Beth Graham - July 30, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a final rule allowing the use of pre-dispute, binding arbitration agreements by nursing homes across the United States.
SCOTX Grants Petition For Review Over Local Government Arbitration Question
By Beth Graham - July 1, 2019
On Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas agreed to consider whether the San Antonio River Authority must arbitrate a dispute related to the costs associated with a $10 million dam project.
Based on Delegation Provision in AAA Consumer Rules, Missouri Appellate Court Orders Putative Class-Action Privacy Case to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - June 10, 2019
A Missouri appellate court has ordered a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging Ancestry.com released customer health data to third parties without first obtaining consent to arbitration.
San Antonio Firefighters Association and City Agree to Mediate Before Former SCOTX Justice
By Beth Graham - April 9, 2019
The City of San Antonio and a local fire union have reportedly reached an agreement to engage in mediation later this month before former Supreme Court of Texas Justice Deborah Hankinson.
Fifth Circuit Once Again Reverses Order Compelling Arbitration in Wind Energy Dispute
By Beth Graham - March 21, 2019
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has once again overturned a district court’s order compelling arbitration in a Texas wind energy case.
N.D. Texas Dismisses FLSA Case in Favor of Arbitration
By Beth Graham - October 29, 2018
The Northern District of Texas has dismissed a worker’s Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") claim because it should have been submitted to arbitration.
Federal Judge Refuses to Enforce AT&T’s Arbitration Policy Against Former Employee
By Beth Graham - July 27, 2018
A federal judge has denied an employer’s motion to compel arbitration in a gender and race discrimination case. In AT&T Mobility Services, LLC v. Francesca Jean-Baptiste, No. 17-11962 (July 13, 2018), a woman, Jean-Baptiste, worked as an Assistant Store Manager at an AT&T store in New Jersey.
First Circuit Holds Uber’s Online Mandatory Arbitration Clause is Unenforceable
By Beth Graham - July 7, 2018
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled that an arbitration clause contained in a ride-sharing app company’s online contract is unenforceable under Massachusetts law.
CMS Issues Proposed New Rule on Nursing Home Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
By Karl Bayer - June 7, 2017
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an arm of the US Department of Health and Human Services, released an announcement on June 5th withdrawing its 2016 Rule prohibiting pre-dispute arbitration agreements for long-term care nursing home contracts.
Can NFL Players Obtain Judicial Review of Arbitration Decisions on the Merits When a Typical Hourly Union Worker Cannot Obtain This Unusual Court Access?
By Beth Graham - May 4, 2017
Michael Z. Green, Professor of Law at Texas A&M University School of Law, and Kyle Carney, Independent, have published, “Can NFL Players Obtain Judicial Review of Arbitration Decisions on the Merits When a Typical Hourly Union Worker Cannot Obtain This Unusual Court Access?,” New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, Forthcoming.
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