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Fifth Circuit Says Decision to Remand a Dispute Back to Arbitral Panel for Clarification May Not be Appealed
By Beth Graham - July 28, 2014
On Friday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit refused to review a district court’s decision to remand a dispute back to an arbitral panel.
N.D. of Texas Again Refuses to Consider Texas Securities Act Claim Over Previous Arbitration
By Beth Graham - June 30, 2014
The Northern District of Texas has refused to reconsider an order dismissing a previously arbitrated Texas Securities Act case due to claim preclusion.
N. D. of Texas Refuses to Grant Nonsignatory Samsung’s Motion to Compel Arbitration in Mobile Phone Litigation
By Beth Graham - December 18, 2013
The Northern District of Texas has refused to grant mobile telephone maker Samsung’s motion to compel arbitration in a putative class-action lawsuit brought by a number of unsatisfied Sprint and Verizon wireless customers.
N. D. Texas Holds Prior Arbitration Precludes Fraud Claim in Merger Dispute
By Beth Graham - October 10, 2013
The Northern District of Texas has reportedly dismissed a lawsuit after determining that an arbitration panel’s decision precluded the plaintiffs’ fraud claim.
ND Texas Compels Would-Be FLSA Class Action to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - September 25, 2013
The Northern District of Texas has accepted a United States Magistrate Judge’s findings, conclusions, and recommendation that a putative class action lawsuit filed pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) be submitted to arbitration.
Northern District of Texas Compels Wrongful Death of Employee Case to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - September 17, 2013
The Northern District of Texas has compelled a lawsuit that was filed following a workplace-related death to arbitration.
Graying Federal Judges Weigh Consequences of Retirement
By Beth Graham - February 20, 2013
The Honorable W. Royal Furgeson, Jr., Senior U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Texas, has published an interesting article in the February 2013 Texas Bar Journal entitled “Senior Judges of the Federal Courts: Their Choices and the Consequences.” In the article, Judge Furgeson discusses the often difficult choices federal judges face after reaching retirement age and the effect those choices can have on both a judge’s ability
Fifth Circuit Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration in Multi-billion-dollar Ponzi Scheme Case
By Victoria VanBuren - September 19, 2011
In Janvey v. Alguirre, No. 10-10617 (5th Cir. July 22, 2011) the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) brought suit against the investment company Standford Group Company (“SGC”) and related entities for allegedly perpetrating a massive Ponzi scheme. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a motion for a preliminary injunction brought by the court appointed receiver for SGC (“Receiver&
N.D. of Texas Issues Temporary Restraining Order Enjoining FINRA Arbitrations
By Beth Graham - March 7, 2011
The Northern District of Texas has issued a Temporary Restraining Order enjoining multiple arbitration proceedings before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). In Billitteri v. Securities America Inc., et al., No. 3:09-CV-01568-F and related cases, (N.D. Tex., February 18, 2011), a group of representative plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit jointly filed a Motion for Preliminary Approval of a partial class action settlement with s
Northern District of Texas Refuses to Compel Arbitration in Bankruptcy Proceeding
By Beth Graham - November 11, 2010
The Northern District of Texas has refused to compel arbitration in a bankruptcy proceeding where the equities did not weigh in favor of ordering a non-signatory to arbitration, the party who sought to compel arbitration substantially engaged in adversarial proceedings and issues of bankruptcy law predominated. In Hallwood Group, Inc. v. Balestri (No. 3:10-CV-1198-K) (N.D. Tex. Oct. 21, 2010), the Hallwood Group appealed a bankruptcy court’
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