Veterans Village of San Diego provides holistic services, including homeless court and legal aid

Shellie Bowman still remembers how clearing a lengthy criminal record affected one client at the Veterans Village of San Diego, a comprehensive homeless services agency.

Jun 1, 2016 1:10 AM CDT

Tom Brady and NFL players union seek 2nd Circuit en banc rehearing of Deflategate ruling

When quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots recently added superstar appellate lawyer Ted Olson to his team, it appeared that he might be anticipating a U.S. Supreme Court…

May 23, 2016 2:20 PM CDT

CFPB seeks to ban mandatory arbitration of consumer disputes over banking, credit cards and loans

Updated: In a proposed rule (PDF) that could potentially affect hundreds of millions of accounts, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking to ban mandatory arbitration clauses in a…

May 5, 2016 9:45 AM CDT

2nd Circuit upholds NFL decision, says Tom Brady must serve 4-game ‘Deflategate’ suspension

Noting that substantial deference is granted to labor arbitration awards, a divided federal appeals court panel on Monday reinstated a four-game suspension imposed on New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady…

Apr 25, 2016 1:55 PM CDT

Is online dispute resolution the wave of the future?

Is online dispute resolution the wave of the future? Or is it a niche area that will always have applications in certain areas, but won’t be going mainstream anytime soon?

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Mar 18, 2016 1:00 PM CDT

Will Consumer Financial Protection Bureau adopt rules to rein in mandatory arbitration clauses?

It seems likely that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will develop a rule to end the use of mandatory arbitration clauses by financial services companies such, as banks and credit…

Feb 26, 2016 1:00 PM CST

Can son bind mother in nursing home to arbitration? Suit over slaying raises the issue

Lawyers will argue next month that a Massachusetts nursing home shouldn’t be able to force arbitration in a lawsuit over the death of a 100-year-old woman who was allegedly killed…

Feb 22, 2016 12:32 PM CST

BigLaw firm billed for ‘outlandish’ Ritz-Carlton stays, first-class airfare, suit alleges

Updated: A suit filed by a bankruptcy trustee alleges Williams & Connolly’s legal bills for an arbitration “exceeded the bounds of reasonableness” and the expenses it incurred were “outlandish.”

The…

Jan 25, 2016 7:42 AM CST

Suit accuses Fitbit of unfair practices for inaccurate pulse trackers, late-revealed lawsuit ban

A would-be class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims Fitbit engages in unfair trade practices by selling “wildly inaccurate” pulse trackers and informing consumers of a lawsuit ban after they…

Jan 8, 2016 5:45 AM CST

Debt buyers use courts to collect debt, then cite arbitration clauses to deflect legal challenges

Debt collectors who buy up debt and sue to recover the money are deflecting class action suits challenging their practices with arbitration agreements purportedly signed by the debtors with their…

Dec 23, 2015 6:15 AM CST

SCOTUS upholds contract ban on mass arbitration in second ADR case involving California law

DirecTV’s service agreement barring mass arbitration by its customers must be enforced by California courts, the U.S. Supreme Court has held in a 6-3 opinion considering the interplay of unusual…

Dec 14, 2015 10:07 AM CST

Court-ordered mediation ends judge-prosecutor dispute; blanket disqualification motion is dropped

Mediation ordered by the chief justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court has apparently resolved a dispute between a Jefferson County judge and prosecutor.

Jefferson Circuit Judge Olu Stevens and Jefferson…

Dec 7, 2015 4:10 PM CST

Customers suing over fake Wells Fargo accounts are sent to arbitration

Wells Fargo customers who tried to sue over fake accounts set up in their names have learned they can’t take their cases to the courthouse.

Federal and state judges in…

Dec 7, 2015 8:56 AM CST

Chief justice orders mediation for top prosecutor and judge in dispute over Facebook posts

The chief justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court has ordered a Jefferson County judge and the commonwealth’s attorney into mediation to resolve a contentious dispute sparked by an issue over…

Dec 2, 2015 1:10 PM CST

Buying a bamboo floor? This company requires religious arbitration; courts uphold clauses

Religious tribunals are being used in U.S. cases that go beyond spiritual questions to sort out allegations ranging from financial fraud to wrongful death.

Christian tribunals are getting a green…

Nov 3, 2015 8:18 AM CST