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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Cert to Tobacco Arbitration Case
By Victoria VanBuren - June 1, 2010
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Montana, No. 09-911. The question presented was whether the Montana Supreme Court violated the Federal Arbitration Act by refusing to compel arbitration of a dispute between tobacco companies and settling states that courts of other states and territories have held arbitrable under the plain terms of the nationwide Master Settlement Agreement. Links to the case br
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Class Arbitration Waiver Case: AT&T v. Concepcion
By Victoria VanBuren - May 24, 2010
Today, the U.S. Supreme court granted certiorari to AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, No. 09-893. The Ninth Circuit opinion is available here. The question presented is: Whether the Federal Arbitration Act preempts States from conditioning the enforcement of an arbitration agreement on the availability of particular procedures–here, class-wide arbitration–when those procedures are not necessary to ensure that the parties to the arbitra
Law Review Article: Jurisdictional Discovery in United States Federal Courts
By Victoria VanBuren - May 19, 2010
For those interested in discovery, Dr. S.I. Strong, Professor of Law at the University of Missouri and contributor to this blog, wrote recently an excellent article entitled “Jurisdictional Discovery in United States Federal Courts.” The piece appears in 67 Washington and Lee Law Review 489 (2010). Here is the abstract: Jurisdictional discovery ties together three principles central to federal civil procedure: the right to broad disco
Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds | Blawgosphere Roundup on Class Action Arbitration Case
By Victoria VanBuren - May 13, 2010
Following are links to noteworthy commentary about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on Stolt-Nielsen S.A. et al. v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp., No. 08-1198, April 27, 2010. The Court’s decision may be downloaded here. GUEST POST: Stolt-Nielsen Opens More Doors Than It Closes, S.I. Strong, Disputing (May 6, 2010) Goldman’s Take on AnimalFeeds, Alvin Goldman, ADR Prof Blog (May 3, 2010) US Supreme Court Rejects Non-Consensual Class Arbitra
GUEST-POST | Texas Supreme Court Compels Arbitration in Slip and Fall at Hospice
By Victoria VanBuren - May 10, 2010
By Glen M. Wilkerson Last Friday, the Texas Supreme Court handed down another arbitration case in In Re Odyssey Healthcare. P worked at hospice. She had employment agreement with non-subscriber (no worker’s compensation) that included an arbitration provision. She slipped at the home of a patient. P lived and accident occurred in El Paso. The Arbitration language provided: Panel of arbitrators would be from Dallas County. The Court compelle
GUEST-POST | Stolt-Nielsen Opens More Doors Than It Closes
By Victoria VanBuren - May 6, 2010
By S.I. Strong Although the decision in Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. is being read by some as signaling the end of class arbitration –not just as we know it, but in virtually all possible forms– the opinion actually goes nowhere near that far. Instead, the 5-3 opinion can be largely limited to its facts, leaving significant questions unanswered. In some regards, the decision authored by Justice Alito is clear. In answerin
Texas Court of Appeals Holds that Incorporation of AAA Rules Evidenced Intent to Allow Arbitrator to Decide Gateway Questions
By Victoria VanBuren - May 5, 2010
We got this interesting case from Jeffrey A. Ford, from the Dallas firm of Ford Nassen & Baldwin P.C.: For those who care about Texas jurisprudence dealing with arbitrations, here you will find an opinion issued April 29, 2010, by the 5th District Court of Appeals in Texas. Of interest is the Court’s ruling that the incorporation of AAA Rules in the Contract satisfied the requirement that there be clear and unmistakable evidence of inte
Rent-A-Center, West Inc. v. Jackson | Blawgosphere Roundup on Arbitration Uncoscionability Case
By Victoria VanBuren - May 4, 2010
[UPDATE:] The U.S. Supreme Court decided Rent-A-Center, West v. Jackson on June 21. Find our commentary here: Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson and the Ongoing Assault on Party Autonomy Professor Alan Scott Rau Comments on Rent-A-Center, West Inc. v. Jackson As readers may already know, last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Rent-A-Center, West v. Jackson. The transcript is available here. Question Presented: Is the district cour
ABA Teleconference | Class Action Arbitration After Stolt-Nielsen, May 14, 2010
By Victoria VanBuren - May 3, 2010
The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution is sponsoring the Teleconference: Class Action Arbitration After Stolt-Nielsen on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 12:00 – 1:15 PM Eastern Time. The speakers are: Nina Pillard, Georgetown University Law Center (argued the case in the Supreme Court) Chris Curran, White & Case (wrote the brief) Eric Tuchman, General Counsel, American Arbitration Association For more details, click here. To register, click here
GUEST-POST | Professor Stipanowich Comments on Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds
By Victoria VanBuren - April 28, 2010
By Thomas J. Stipanowich The thrust of the majority opinion authored by Justice Alito was to shun the rationale of the plurality in the Court’s earlier decision in Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle, 539 U.S. 444 (2003)), which characterized the question of whether class arbitration as a matter of “procedure” growing out of the dispute. Instead, the majority founded its decision on Supreme Court “precedents [under the FA
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