An arbitration blog by Prof. Imre Szalai
In honor of the Halloween season and Stranger Things, one of my favorite series (outside of the Star Wars universe), I recently finished writing an article about the use of artificial intelligence in arbitration, titled “Stranger Disputes: When Artificial Intelligence Continue Reading
The Seventh Circuit recently issued an important decision authored by Judge Easterbrook regarding the transportation worker exemption of section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act in connection with an employment dispute involving Amtrak. See Montoya v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Continue Reading
Disney’s attempted use of an arbitration clause in connection with a wrongful death case has been attracting much media attention lately, and I was interviewed by Reuters for a story about this case. I want to share a few observations Continue Reading
Recently, federal appellate courts have issued decisions clarifying the FAA’s transportation worker exemption. In Ortiz v. Randstad Inhouse Services, LLC, No. 23-55147 (9th Cir. Mar. 12, 2024) (click here for a copy of the decision), the Ninth Circuit relied on Continue Reading
Yesterday, the Supreme Court granted cert in Smith v. Spizzirri, No. 22-1218. The issue in this case is whether section 3 of the FAA requires federal courts to stay a lawsuit pending arbitration, or whether courts have discretion to dismiss Continue Reading
Last week, the Supreme Court granted cert in an arbitration matter involving a Dogecoin dispute, Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski. This case involves a “delegation” arbitration clause, whereby parties agree to arbitrate threshold arbitrability matters. More specifically, when parties enter into Continue Reading
Earlier today, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, No. 22-105 (U.S. June 23, 2023) (click here for a copy of the decision). If a district court denies a motion to compel arbitration, and then the Continue Reading
I am pleased to announce that the Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy just published my latest article, which explores the landmark amendment to the FAA regarding sexual assault and sexual harassment claims. Below is an abstract and link Continue Reading
On March 1, 2023, the federal district court for the Southern District of New York issued its decision on arbitration in the class action filed by former Dolphins coach Brian Flores and others against the NFL for racial discrimination. Flores Continue Reading
Last week, the federal court for the Southern District of New York issued two important decisions interpreting the recently-enacted Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (“EFAA”), the most significant amendment to the FAA since Continue Reading