Category: federal appellate court decisions

The Ninth Circuit recently relied on Concepcion to preempt state law and vacate a lower court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration.  See Mortensen v. Bresnan Communications, No. 11-35823 (9th Cir. July 15, 2013).  Click here to see a Continue Reading

Yesterday, the Third Circuit issued an important decision examining the availability of limited discovery and the standards courts should use in determining whether the parties entered into an agreement to arbitrate.  Guidotti v. Legal Helpers Debt Resolution, LLC, No. 12-1170 Continue Reading

Earlier this month, an appeal was filed regarding a district court’s order compelling arbitration.  Diggs v. Citigroup, Inc., No. 13-10138 (5th Cir. May 13, 2013).  (Click on the following link to see a copy of the appellant’s brief: Diggs brief.)  The Continue Reading

The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s decision finding that a non-signatory, a defendant in a class action, cannot invoke an arbitration agreement. Rajagopalan v. Noteworld, LLC, No. 12-35205 (9th Cir. May 20, 2013).  (Click here for copy of Continue Reading

The First Circuit recently issued a decision regarding competing federal and state actions to confirm and vacate an arbitration award.  Bacardi Intern. Ltd. v. V. Suarez & Co., Inc., No. 12-1032 (1st Cir. May 8, 2013).  Click here for a Continue Reading

In American Family Life Assurance Co. v. Biles, No. 12–60235 (5th Cir. Apr. 30, 2013) (click here for opinion), an individual purchased an accident insurance policy from Aflac, naming his mother and life partner as beneficiaries.  After the purchaser died, Aflac Continue Reading

Town & Country Salida, Inc. v. Dealer Computer Services, Inc., No.12-1850 (6th Cir. Apr. 9, 2013) In an unpublished decision, the Sixth Circuit reviewed a district court’s order partially vacating an arbitration award involving a particular car dealership.  This case Continue Reading

In Parisi v. Goldman, Sachs & Co., 710 F.3d 483 (2d Cir. 2013), the Second Circuit recently reversed a district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration.  The plaintiff, a former managing director at Goldman, Sachs, brought a class Continue Reading