David Zaslowsky, Author at Global Arbitration News

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David Zaslowsky, a partner in Baker McKenzie's New York office, has been practicing international litigation and international arbitration for 40 years. He has been Chambers ranked in international arbitration and also sits as an arbitrator. He specializes in technology cases and is the editor of the firm's Blockchain Blog as well as its International Litigation & Arbitration Newsletter.

Dye v. Tamko, No. 17-14-052 (11th Cir. Nov. 2, 2018) [click for opinion] Two Florida residents purchased the same type of “Heritage 30” shingles (hereinafter…

David Zaslowsky

U.S.: District court recognizes as preclusive final, non-appealable Singapore judgment holding that parties had no agreement to arbitrate.

U.S.: Sixth Circuit compels arbitration where attack was on validity of contract, not validity of arbitration provision, and remands case to district court to decide on permissibility of class arbitration.

U.S.: Fourth Circuit directs district court to compel arbitration where agreement contained clear and unmistakable language providing the arbitrator with the power to determine his or her jurisdiction.

U.S.: Appellate court reverses trial court order compelling arbitration, finding parties did not enter a valid mutual agreement to arbitrate.

U.S.: Second Circuit joined the Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits in recognizing an exception to the functus officio doctrine where an arbitral award failed to address a contingency that later arises or when the award is susceptible to more than one interpretation.

U.S.: District court denies motion for stay of execution without bond and grants motion to execute on judgment confirming foreign arbitral award.

U.S.: Eleventh Circuit upholds enforceability of a mandatory arbitration provision in a shrinkwrap agreement on shingle packaging.

U.S.: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to confirm arbitral award issued against the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Health, finding award was not binding on parties.

US: District court denies motion to compel arbitration because Defendant was a non-signatory to the relevant arbitration agreement and Plaintiff did not meet its burden in showing that it was acting as agent for one of the other signatories.

U.S.: New York appellate court reverses decision overturning an international arbitration award for manifest disregard of the law.