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GUEST-POST PART I | States’ Rights, Big Business and the Nature of Arbitration: AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion
By Victoria VanBuren - May 24, 2011
By S.I. Strong AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S.Ct. 1740 (2011), always promised to be an interesting case. Not only did the dispute concern class arbitration, one of the most controversial procedural devices to develop in recent years, it did so in a way that set corporate interests squarely against states’ rights. Given that several Supreme Court Justices who are perceived as supporting big business also appear to favor federalist cau
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Consumer Arbitration Case
By Victoria VanBuren - May 4, 2011
On May 2, 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to yet another consumer arbitration case, CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood, No. 10-948. In Greenwood, the Ninth Circuit decided whether the word “sue,” as used in the Credit Repair Organization Act (“CROA”) means “arbitrate.” The court concluded that Congress meant what it said in using the term “sue,” and that it did not mean “arbitrate.” The Supreme Court is expected to resolve a spit betwe
Ninth Circuit Affirms Mediated Facebook Settlement
By Beth Graham - April 12, 2011
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has enforced a mediation confidentiality agreement and refused to nullify a mediated settlement agreement. In Facebook v. ConnectU, Inc., No. 08-16873, (9th Cir., April 11, 2011), Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss sued Mark Zuckerberg in Massachusetts claiming he stole the idea for the social networking site Facebook from them. Zuckerberg countersued the Winklevosses and their social networking site, ConnectU, in Cal
Supreme Court Denies Cert in Manifest Disregard Case
By Beth Graham - December 15, 2010
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London v. Lagstein, 10-534. The case sought to address whether a “manifest disregard of the law” standard of review for arbitration awards remains after the Court’s decision in Hall Street Associates, L.L.C v. Mattell, Inc., 552 U.S. 576 (2008). In the case, Lagstein, a medical doctor, filed a claim for disability benefits under a policy he p
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
Second Circuit Eyes On Supreme Court, AT&T Mobility
By Beth Graham - October 14, 2010
A recent news story published in The AM Law Daily highlights an interesting arbitration case from the Second Circuit. The case involves a young attorney named Joshua Fensterstock who, after graduating with over $100,000 in student loans in 2003, consolidated his student loans in 2006 with Education Finance Partners (EFP), a student loan company serviced by Affiliated Computer Services (ACS). By August 2007, Fensterstock noticed that his loan bala
Law Review Article | Still Litigating Arbitration in the Fifth Circuit, But Less Often
By Victoria VanBuren - September 2, 2010
We invite you to read Donald R. Philbin, Jr. and Audrey Lynn Maness‘ latest Fifth Circuit law review article, Still Litigating Arbitration in the Fifth Circuit, But Less Often, 42 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 551 (2010). Here is an excerpt: Arbitration remains under national klieg lights. It has “become a wide-ranging surrogate for civil litigation” in a wider variety of contracts than at any time in our nation?s history. This increased use has reveal
Recent Developments in Arbitration Unconscionability
By Victoria VanBuren - March 30, 2010
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide Rent-A-Center v. Jackson, we thought that you might find interesting to read the following blog posts and articles relating to the issue of arbitration unconscionability: Who gets to Decide Unconscionability?, Andrea Schneider, ADR Prof Blog (March 4, 2010) Thankful for Unanswered Prayers? Unconscionability Equilibrium, Don Philbin, Alternative Resolutions Newsletter, page 30 (Winter 2010) Unconscionab
Prawfsblawg: Allocating Power Between Courts and Arbitrators – and Why Scholars of Federal Courts Should Care
By Victoria VanBuren - February 23, 2010
Aaron Bruhl (pictured left) Professor at the University of Houston Law Center, has posted this interesting commentary at the Prawfsblawg yesterday about Rent-A-Center v. Jackson, the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case about whether courts or arbitrators should decide the issue of unconscionability. (previously discussed here). Here is an excerpt: The Federal Arbitration Act makes arbitration agreements as enforceable as all other contracts. In Apri
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arbitration Unconscionability Case
By Victoria VanBuren - January 18, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari to Jackson v. Rent-A-CenterWest, Inc. , No. 07-16164 (9th Cir. Sept. 9, 2009). The question presented is whether a district court is in all cases required to determine claims that an arbitration agreement subject to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) is unconscionable, even when the parties to the contract have clearly and unmistakably assigned this “gateway” issue to the arbitrator for d
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