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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2020-2021 – United States

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UNITED STATES David Zaslowsky, Mark Goodman, Barry Thompson, and Tom Tysowsky A. Legislation and Rule A.1 Legislation In the United States, arbitration-related rulemaking and legislation take place at both the federal (national) and state levels. The Federal Arbitration Act of 1925 (the “FAA”) remains the controlling federal arbitration statute and reflects an established national policy strongly favoring arbitration as a means of dispute resolution. There has been no federal legislation in the past year that…

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UCL / Baker McKenzie Lecture – “International Arbitration – From Alabama to Brexit”

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Join us on Tuesday, 17 November 2020, for the 2020 UCL/ Baker McKenzie Lecture on ‘International Arbitration – From Alabama to Brexit’. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler and chaired by Professor Philippe Sands QC (UCL / Matrix Chambers). Starting at 18:00 GMT, this year’s lecture is being held virtually, and will last 75 minutes followed by a virtual networking reception. Please join us for this engaging conversation. Click here for…

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In Arbitrability

Sixth Circuit rules that arbitrator has to resolve the subject of “arbitrability”

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Piersing v. Domino’s Pizza, No. 19-2388 (6th Cir. June 17, 2020) [click for opinion] Plaintiff, Derek Piersing (“Piersing”) was an employee in the state of Washington for Defendant, Domino’s Pizza (“Domino’s”). Piersing accepted employment at a second Domino’s location and signed an arbitration agreement that specified that “all issues related to employment would be arbitrated and conducted according to the American Arbitration Association National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes” (the “AAA Rules”). Piersing…

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District Court enforces interim award for reimbursement of costs of arbitration

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Trajkovski Invest AB v. I.Am.Plus Electronics, Inc., No. 2:20-cv-00152-ODW (C.D. Cal. May 7, 2020) [click for opinion]. Petitioners, a collection of Swedish technology start-up entrepreneurs owning shares in the Bluetooth headphone company, Earin AB, sought damages from Respondent I.Am.Plus Electronics, Inc. for breaching a contract under which Respondent agreed to purchase Earin AB. Petitioners filed a request for arbitration with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (“SCC”) to resolve the dispute. Article…

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