Investment treaty arbitrations may be brought under the rules of many different arbitration institutions. As can be expected, each institution has its unique rules…
The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) reflects U.S. Congressional approval of the finality of arbitration. Indeed, the FAA and interpretive case law provide for the…
On August 30, 2016, the ABA Section of International Law will hold a teleconference entitled “CAS”: The “Supreme Court of Sports” at the 2016…
California continued its ongoing debate on arbitrations and class actions in July when its Supreme Court held that in some cases an arbitrator, not the court,…
In Sgouros v. TransUnion Corp., No. 15-1371 (7th Cir. Mar. 25, 2016), the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals declined to enforce a website’s arbitration clause because…
In Western Security Bank v. Winzenreid, No. 15-35617 (9th Cir. Mar. 14, 2016), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that it lacked jurisdiction…
In Nelson v. Watch House Int’l, L.L.C., No. 15-10531 (5th Cir. Mar. 2, 2016), the Fifth Circuit found an employee handbook’s arbitration agreement illusory and unenforceable…
The new SIAC Rules 2016 (the “2016 Rules”) will now allow disputes to be consolidated or parties to be joined to an existing arbitration.…
In Al Rushaid v. National Oilwell Varco, Inc., No. 15-20260 (5th Cir. Feb. 17, 2016), the Fifth Circuit refused appellate review of an order…