An arbitration blog by Prof. Imre Szalai
The California Supreme Court recently issued a decision following its tradition of finding creative ways to avoid FAA preemption. The court’s analysis provides an interesting blueprint for other states to develop consumer and employee protection statutes that can avoid the Continue Reading
In Bobbie James v. Global TelLink Corp, No. 16-1555 (Mar. 29, 2017), the Third Circuit held that the defendant telecom company had failed to create a binding arbitration agreement (click here for a copy of the decision). As recognized by Continue Reading
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Kindred Nursing Centers v. Clark. I submitted an amicus brief in this case in support of the nursing home residents. You can find the oral argument transcript here and all the briefs Continue Reading
What does the Gorsuch nomination for the Supreme Court mean for arbitration law? I know there are many pressing, weightier, more fundamental issues facing our country, and for those of you who know me, you know I’m not a fan of Continue Reading
In King v. Bryant, No. 294PA14 (N.C. Jan. 27, 2017) (click here for a copy of the decision), the plaintiff sued his doctor for medical malpractice in connection with a hernia surgery. At the time of the plaintiff’s initial appointment, Continue Reading
In a humorous opinion (“Like makeup, Florida’s doctrine of equitable estoppel can only cover so much,”), the Eleventh Circuit addressed equitable estoppel in connection with a trademark dispute involving the Kardashian sisters and their cosmetic line. See Kroma Makeup EU, Continue Reading
In Rent-A-Center v. Jackson (2010), the Supreme Court gave its blessing to “delegation clauses,” whereby the parties agree to arbitrate whether they agreed to arbitrate. (I suppose if you were really paranoid about making sure a case would be sent Continue Reading
Nursing home trade associations had filed a lawsuit in Mississippi federal court a few weeks ago, asking the court to invalidate a federal agency rule that would have banned the use of arbitration clauses in nursing homes. (See my prior Continue Reading
In Youssofi v. Credit One Financial, No. 15-CV-1764-AJB-RBB (S.D. Cal. Oct. 28, 2016), a federal district court granted the plaintiff’s motion to certify for immediate, interlocutory appeal whether application of the FAA, without a heightened, knowing, voluntary waiver standard, violates the Continue Reading
The Third Circuit recently struck down an arbitration clause in the employment setting, finding that the employees at issue did not explicitly agree to arbitrate. See Scott v. Education Management Corporation, No. 15-2177 (3d Cir. Oct. 18, 2016) (click here Continue Reading