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DRI Article: The FAA vs. the U.S. Bankruptcy Code?
By Victoria VanBuren - September 2, 2011
We came across an interesting article regarding the intersection of arbitration and bankruptcy published by the Defense Research Institute (“DRI”). The piece is entitled Which Federal Law Takes Precedence? The FAA vs. the U.S. Bankruptcy Code? written by John L. McCants. Here is an excerpt: In a construction law practice, a lawyer will have cases involving both the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 1 et seq. (FAA). This article addresses whi
GUEST-POST | Is Arbitration the “New Litigation”?: The Choice is Yours
By Beth Graham - January 25, 2011
by Thomas J. Stipanowich (Editor’s note: An earlier version of this posting was published in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals.) “Because of expense and delay, both civil bench trials and civil jury trials are disappearing.” So says a task force co-sponsored by—of all groups—the American College of Trial Lawyers. Litigation often costs so much and takes so long, they acknowledge, that parties nearly always settle or stop suin
Guest Post Part II.B | AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion: Can Discover Bank Withstand Stolt-Nielsen Scrutiny?
By Beth Graham - December 6, 2010
Part II.B: Section 2 Express Preemption – Purposive Analysis by Philip J. Loree Jr. I. Introduction In Part II.A, we considered a textual construction of Section 2’s savings clause and concluded that it supports AT&T Mobility’s position. This Part II.B examines the savings clause from a purposive interpretation and construction standpoint. For the sake of convenience, the term “purposive” or “purposivism” is used here as a convenient way to d
Cull and Cull v. Perry Homes – the Saga Continues
By Beth Graham - December 2, 2010
Last week, a second round of mediation was ordered in Cull and Cull v. Perry Homes. The ten-year-old dispute has already been the subject of an arbitration, a trial and a court-ordered mediation. Briefly, here are the facts of the case: In 1996, the Culls purchased a house from builder Perry Homes. After problems with the foundation and construction caused the appraised value of their house to plummet from more than $233,000 to $41,000 in only a
Guest Post Part II.A | AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion: Can Discover Bank Withstand Stolt-Nielsen Scrutiny?
By Beth Graham - November 29, 2010
Part II.A: Section 2 Express Preemption – Textual Analysis by Philip J. Loree Jr. I. Introduction Part I of this series (here) was published the day before the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, No. 09-893 (blogged here, here, here and here). Now that the argument has taken place, and we have had a chance to review the transcript (here), and listen to the audio (here), it’s time to begin delvi
Fort Worth Appeals Court Holds Arbitration Clause Not a Jury Waiver
By Beth Graham - October 4, 2010
The Fort Worth Appeals Court has held in a memorandum opinion that an arbitration clause does not constitute a jury waiver. In In re Professional Pharmacy II, No. 2-10-163-CV, (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, September 23, 2010) the relator (Professional Pharmacy) sought a writ of mandamus from a district court’s March 8, 2010 order granting JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA’s (JP Morgan’s) motion to strike Professional Pharmacy’s jury demand and enforce a contra
Fifth Circuit Refuses to Compel Nonsignatory to Arbitrate
By Victoria VanBuren - June 30, 2010
In Blaustein v. Huete, No. 09-31078 (5th Cir. June 18, 2010), Burt Huete (“Huete”) along with Richard and Gail Blaustein, formed Special Projects Limited, L.L.C. (“SPL”) in connection with an application for a provisional patent for a wireless tracking device they had invented. SPL hired the law firm Maier & Maier (“Maier”) to serve as patent counsel. Their written fee agreement contained an arbitration cla
A Case that Has Gone Through Litigation, Arbitration, and Mediation: Cull and Cull v. Perry Homes
By Victoria VanBuren - April 24, 2010
It has been a long road for Mr. and Mrs. Cull. Here are the facts of the case: In 1996, the Culls bought a home from home builder Perry Homes and warranties from Home Owners Multiple Equity, Inc. and Warranty Underwriters Insurance Company. In 2000, the Culls sued the warranty companies over problems with their house foundation and construction. They claimed that their home had defects that caused its appraised value to plummet from more than $23
Mediation in Healthcare: Interview with Healthcare Neutral Richard Webb
By Victoria VanBuren - January 22, 2010
by Holly Hayes I recently conducted a Q & A via email with Richard J. Webb (pictured left) who writes the Healthcare Neutral Blog. Mr. Webb is a graduate of Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1975) and the Duke University School of Law (J.D. 1978). His additional alternative dispute resolution training currently amounts to 177 hours of classroom time, including 60 hours of advanced mediation courses at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resoluti
Fifth Circuit Reaffirms that the FAA Provides the Exclusive Grounds for Vacatur of Arbitration Awards After Hall Street v. Mattel
By Victoria VanBuren - November 18, 2009
In United Forming, Inc. v. Faulknerusa, LP, No. 09-50073 (5th Cir. Oct. 27, 2009), FaulknerUSA, LP (Faulkner) is the general contractor at a construction project; United Forming, Inc. (United) is a sub-contractor; and Continental Casualty, Co. (Continental) is the surety of their agreement. After a dispute over United’s work, the parties submitted their claims to arbitration before an American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel. The panel
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