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Houston COA Affirms Arbitration Award in Roofing Dispute
By Beth Graham - February 7, 2019
The First District Court of Appeals in Houston has affirmed a Harris County district court’s order confirming an arbitration award that was issued in favor of a roofing contractor.
ND California Orders FCRA Case to Arbitration Based on Lyft Ride-Sharing App’s TOS
By Beth Graham - January 15, 2019
The Northern District of California has ordered a proposed class action lawsuit that was filed against ride-sharing app Lyft and based on purported violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) to arbitration.
N.D. Texas Dismisses FLSA Case in Favor of Arbitration
By Beth Graham - October 29, 2018
The Northern District of Texas has dismissed a worker’s Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") claim because it should have been submitted to arbitration.
Fort Worth COA Rules Employer’s Online Arbitration Policy is Unenforceable Absent Explicit Notice to Workers
By Beth Graham - April 6, 2017
The Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas in Fort Worth has ruled that a worker was not bound by her employer’s arbitration policy despite that it was made available to her online because she was not explicitly informed about it.
San Antonio COA Holds Firefighter is Collaterally Estopped From Challenging Arbitration in Health Benefits Dispute
By Beth Graham - May 7, 2015
Texas’s Fourth District Court of Appeals in San Antonio has ruled that a firefighter was collaterally estopped from challenging arbitration in a dispute over his medical benefits.
Houston Court Holds it Lacks Jurisdiction to Consider Interlocutory Appeal After Trial Court Compels Arbitration
By Beth Graham - September 8, 2014
Houston’s First District Court of Appeals has dismissed an interlocutory appeal over a trial court’s order compelling arbitration “for want of jurisdiction.”
The Future of Class Arbitration Part II
By Renee Kolar - April 1, 2014
In light of the above class arbitration jurisprudence, it is evident that the Supreme Court is quite hostile to class arbitration. This is especially true due to the fact that the majority in three out of the above four cases declared that class arbitration is inconsistent with bilateral arbitration.[i] Despite this hostility, class arbitration can survive in limited circumstances under the Court’s jurisprudence.
Dallas COA Reverses After Trial Court Vacates Arbitral Award in Non-Compete Case
By Beth Graham - July 17, 2013
Texas’ Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas has reversed a lower court’s decision to vacate an arbitration award.
U.S. District Court Denies Applications for Search Warrants for Electronic Communications Due to Over-Breadth
By Victoria VanBuren - November 5, 2012
by Jeremy Clare Magistrate Judge David Waxse of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas denied two applications for search warrants in which the government sought to gain emails and faxes from accounts used by an individual that allegedly used the accounts in an email spam campaign to defraud other individuals. Magistrate Judge Waxse denied the applications because the warrants, as proposed, violated the Fourth Amendment. In I
USADA Case against Lance Armstrong | USADA’s Successful Arbitration Track Record
By Victoria VanBuren - August 1, 2012
by Renée Kolar Since its inception, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has won 58 out of 60 arbitrations against athletes who have contested the agency’s sanctions. In federal court, USADA has never been beaten. Justin Gatlin, a sprinter from Florida, enjoyed an ephemeral victory when he was granted a temporary injunction against USADA in June 2008 to lift his suspension for alleged doping so he could participate in the 2008 Olympic Gam
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