An arbitration blog by Prof. Imre Szalai
Earlier today, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC, No. 18-1048 (click here for a copy of the decision). The case involves the New York Convention and international Continue Reading
The Supreme Court released its opinion earlier today in Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, No. 17-988 (click here for a copy of the decision). This employment class action case involved a data breach of tax information for about 1,300 employees. Continue Reading
The University of Missouri School of Law is hosting an online, mini-symposium about the Supreme Court’s New Prime decision (click here to visit the symposium’s webpage), with contributions from scholars and arbitrators. I wrote a short piece for the symposium, Continue Reading
The Supreme Court just released its decision in Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc., No. 17-1272 (Jan. 8, 2018) (click here for a copy of the decision). As to the narrow, technical legal issue in this case, Continue Reading
Last week, SCOTUS heard oral argument in the New Prime v. Oliveira case, the arbitration case involving the meaning or scope of the FAA’s section 1 exclusion for “contracts of employment” of transportation workers. (Disclosure: I participated as an amicus Continue Reading
The Supreme Court just issued its ruling in the much-anticipated arbitration cases, Epic Systems, Murphy Oil, and Ernst & Young (click here for the Supreme Court’s decision). These cases pitted the Federal Arbitration Act (which permits the judicial enforcement of Continue Reading
In a 7-1 decision issued today, the Supreme Court of the United States continued its long line of cases holding that the FAA preempts state law. Kindred Nursing Centers v. Clark, No. 16-32 (May 14, 2017) (click here for a 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
Today, the Supreme Court issued its decision in DirecTV v. Imburgia (click here for a copy of the decision). It is no surprise: the majority disdains arbitration decisions from California and views them as inherently questionable. Six Justices voted to Continue Reading