Category: federal district court decisions

I’m a Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) procedural junkie, and I found an interesting opinion from a federal district court in Washington discussing the appealability of FAA orders.  In Peters v. Amazon Services, No. C13-480, 2013 WL 7872692 (W.D. Wash. Nov. Continue Reading

Suppose an arbitrator issues an award, and the losing party pays the full amount set forth in the award.  May the winning party still ask a court to confirm the arbitration award as a final judgment? A federal district court Continue Reading

A federal court recently issued an opinion raising an interesting problem of jurisdiction over Federal Arbitration Act proceedings.  See Taylor v. Western Southern Financial Group, No. 3:12mc00020 (S.D. Ohio June 19, 2013) (click here to see a copy of the Continue Reading

A federal court in Illinois recently granted defendant Pizza Hut’s motion to compel arbitration of an employment dispute, and this opinion discusses two different issues where courts are divided.  Chatman v. Pizza Hut, No. 12 C 10209 (N.D. Ill. May Continue Reading

In Smith v. Servicemaster Holding Co., No. 2:11–cv–02943 (W.D. Tenn. May 21, 2013), the plaintiffs filed a collective action in federal court alleging that the defendant employers had violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the federal court granted the Continue Reading

A federal court in Florida recently enforced an arbitration agreement in a consumer loan with a whopping annual interest rate of 138%. Inetianbor v. CashCall, Inc., No. 13-60066-CIV (S.D. Fla. May 17, 2013).  (Click on the following link for a Continue Reading

In a recent, procedurally unusual case, an employee asked a federal court to compel arbitration of a dispute with her employer, but the federal court refused.  Stardock Systems, Inc. v. Miseta, No. 12–13345 (E.D. Mich. May 8, 2013).  (Click here Continue Reading

MRI Scan Center, LLC v. National Imaging Associates, NO. 13-60051-CIV (S.D.Fla. May 7, 2013).  This case involves disputes between an MRI imaging center and various defendant health insurance companies and third-party administrators.  One defendant asked the court to enforce an Continue Reading

In a recent employment case, a federal court compelled arbitration of the former employee’s claims, and this case raises some strategic considerations when seeking enforcement of an arbitration clause. Skrynnikov v. Federal Nat. Mortg. Ass’n, No. 11–0609 (D.D.C. May 8, Continue Reading

It is common to hear that arbitration can be just as costly and expensive as litigation. A recent court opinion shows how acrimonious, expensive, time-consuming, and burdensome arbitration can be.  Also, arbitration is often valued for its confidentiality, but when Continue Reading