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Houston Federal Court Confirms Consent Award Based on New York Convention
By Beth Graham - June 5, 2018
The Southern District of Texas in Houston has confirmed a $14 million arbitration award in an international oil and gas dispute.
Fifth Circuit Orders Independent Contractor to Individually Arbitrate FLSA Claims
By Beth Graham - May 17, 2018
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s order compelling an independent contractor to arbitrate his Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) claims against a restaurant food delivery service.
Texas Federal Court Rules Insurance Policy Requires Arbitration in England
By Beth Graham - May 10, 2017
The Southern District of Texas has ordered a dispute between two insurers over an offshore oil drilling platform injury settlement to arbitration in England.
Fifth Circuit Lacks Jurisdiction Over Order Compelling Arbitration in Movant’s Non-Preferred Forum
By Beth Graham - June 1, 2016
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that it lacks jurisdiction to consider an appeal from a lower court’s interlocutory order compelling arbitration in a different forum than the movant requested.
S.D. Texas Holds Arbitrator Must Decide Arbitrability Question in Employment Discrimination Case
By Beth Graham - March 23, 2015
The Southern District of Texas in Houston has ordered the question of arbitrability to be decided by an arbitrator in an employment discrimination case. In Valdez v. Autozone Inc., No. H-14-3386 (S.D. Tex., February 17, 2015), a woman, Valdez, filed a motion to compel arbitration against her former employer, Autozone, in the Southern District of Texas.
Federal Judge Orders Sugar Land Nursing Home Visitation Dispute to Mediation
By Beth Graham - February 19, 2015
A Sugar Land nursing home dispute that arose after an elderly resident’s family was banned from a long-term care facility over a number of social media posts has reportedly been ordered to mediation.
Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Federal Court Committed Error When it Refused to Compel Arbitration
By Beth Graham - September 11, 2014
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has overturned a lower court’s decision not to compel arbitration in an oil & gas dispute. In Rushaid v. National Oilwell Varco, Inc., an oil drilling company (“Rushaid”) entered into a number of contracts with a group of related oil well companies.
S.D. Texas Compels Wireless Telephone Franchise Dispute to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - November 21, 2013
The Southern District of Texas has compelled a contract dispute over the operation of a number of wireless telephone stores to arbitration.
SD of Texas Compels Arbitration with Nonsignatory in Maritime Dispute
By Beth Graham - August 30, 2013
The Southern District of Texas has ordered arbitration with a nonsignatory in a maritime contract dispute.
SD Texas Holds Mediation Agreement May Not Reduce Statute of Limitations for Federal ADA, FLSA Claims
By Beth Graham - August 13, 2013
The Southern District of Texas has held that a class action waiver in a mediation agreement was enforceable, but a reduced statute of limitations was not.
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