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Beaumont COA Holds Section 9 of the FAA Established One Year SOL
By Beth Graham - March 18, 2011
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has held in a memorandum opinion that Section 9 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) established a mandatory one year statute of limitations for the enforcement of arbitral awards. In Arthur v. FIA Card Services, N.A., No. 09-09-00520-CV, (Tex. App. – Beaumont, March 10, 2011), Sally LaRue Arthur (“LaRue”) appealed a judgment which confirmed a National Arbitration Forum (“NAF”) award because she was served with a m
Guest Post Part III.A | The Seventh Circuit Issues a Landmark Reinsurance Arbitration Opinion in Trustmark Ins. Co. v. John Hancock Ins. Co. (U.S.A.)
By Beth Graham - March 9, 2011
Should the Second Circuit Reverse the District Court’s Judgment in Scandinavian Reinsurance Co. v. Saint Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.? by Philip J. Loree Jr. I. Introduction Parts. I and II of this three-part post discussed Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook’s decision in Trustmark Ins. Co. v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co. (U.S.A.), No. 09-3682, 2011 WL 285156 (7th Cir. Jan. 31, 2011), and said that Trustmark, in conjunction with Sphere Drake Ins.
Houston COA Holds Challenge to Applicability of FAA Was Waived
By Beth Graham - March 8, 2011
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has held a party to a transportation worker employment contract waived any challenges to the application of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) “by invoking it in the trial court.” In Morris v. Thomas Petroleum, No. 01-09-01065-CV, (Tex. App. – Houston [1st], March 3, 2011), Thomas Petroleum, Inc. and Thomas Fuels, Lubricants and Chemicals (collectively, “Thomas”) appealed a trial court’s confirmation of an arbitr
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Cert in Arbitration Case, Denies Another
By Beth Graham - February 25, 2011
On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Stok & Associates PA v. Citibank NA, No. 10-514, a case on appeal from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The question presented in the case is: Under the Federal Arbitration Act, should a party be required to demonstrate prejudice after the opposing party waived its contractual right to arbitrate by participating in litigation, in order for such waiver to be binding and irrevo
Guest Post Part II | The Seventh Circuit Issues a Landmark Reinsurance Arbitration Opinion in Trustmark Ins. Co. v. John Hancock Ins. Co. (U.S.A.)
By Beth Graham - February 24, 2011
by Philip J. Loree Jr. I. Introduction Part I (here) briefly discussed Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook’s decision in Trustmark Ins. Co. v. John Hancock Ins. Co. (U.S.A.), No. 09-3682, 2011 WL 285156 (7th Cir. Jan. 31, 2011), and its implications on the pending Second and Fifth Circuit appeals in Scandinavian Reinsurance Co. v. Saint Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co, No. 09 Civ. 9531(SAS), 2010 WL 653481 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 23, 2010), and Dealer Compute
Guest Post Part I | The Seventh Circuit Issues a Landmark Reinsurance Arbitration Opinion in Trustmark Ins. Co. v. John Hancock Ins. Co. (U.S.A.)
By Beth Graham - February 23, 2011
by Philip J. Loree Jr. Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is not only a brilliant judge, writer and law professor, but a master of (among many other things) arbitration law. He understands better than most judges how commercial arbitration is supposed to work, what the Federal Arbitration Act is supposed to achieve, and how to implement the Act to ensure the parties get not only what the
S. D. of Texas Finds Arbitration Award Not Final Before Motion for Clarification Was Denied
By Beth Graham - February 21, 2011
The Southern District of Texas has held that an arbitration award was not final before a party’s Motion for Clarification was denied. In Alvarado v. Wells Fargo Advisors, No. 10-0362, (S.D. Tex., February 15, 2011), Lisa Alvarado was employed as a financial advisor registered with Wachovia Securities. After Alvarado’s employment ceased, she entered into arbitration with Wells Fargo Advisors (“Wells Fargo”) over a promissory note and before a Fina
N. D. of Texas Compels Arbitration in an Age and Race Employment Dispute
By Beth Graham - February 14, 2011
The Northern District of Texas has ordered binding arbitration in an age and race dispute with an at-will employee where an arbitration policy was implemented several years after employment began and the employee continued working after receiving notice of the policy. In Robertson v. U-Haul Co. of Texas, No. 3:10-CV-2058-D, (N. D. Tex., February 7, 2011), John Robertson sued U-Haul Co. of Texas (“U-Haul”) “for age and race discrimination under th
Article | Are Arbitrators Above the Law? The ‘Manifest Disregard of the Law’ Standard
By Beth Graham - February 8, 2011
Michael H. LeRoy, Professor of Labor and Industrial Relations and Law at the University of Illinois College of Law, recently published a law review article entitled Are Arbitrators Above the Law? The ‘Manifest Disregard of the Law’ Standard, Boston College Law Review, Vol. 52, No. 1, p. 137, 2011; Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper. In his article, Professor LeRoy examines the effect Hall Street Associates v. M
S.D. of Texas Vacates Arbitral Award Based On Evident Partiality
By Beth Graham - February 2, 2011
The Southern District of Texas has held that an affidavit from a party’s attorney may be considered by a court when deciding a motion to vacate an arbitral award based upon evident partiality. In Dealer Computer Svcs., Inc. v. Michael Motor Co., Inc., No. H-10-2132, (S.D. Tex. December 29, 2010), Dealer Computer Services (Dealer Services) entered into a contract for the purchase of a computer system and service with Michael Motor Company, an auto
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