The U.S. Supreme Court has barred class arbitration of a price-fixing claim in an opinion that scolded an arbitration panel for proceeding as if it had common-law authority.
Justice Stephen G. Breyer appeared to be one of the few justices Monday to side with an employee who wants his challenge to an arbitration agreement to be decided by…
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the right to anonymous speech in one of four cases that will be argued this week in the term’s final days of argument.
A model “litigation prenup” agreement that limits discovery in contract disputes is being unveiled today at a law school dispute resolution conference.
Companies would incorporate the agreement into contracts with…
A former client of DLA Piper claims its allegations of an associate’s misstep shouldn’t be heard by the American Arbitration Association because of the law firm’s ties to the company.
Any relief that a California judge may have felt over an agreement to settle a 13-year litigation battle by donating O.J. Simpson’s lucky suit to the Smithsonian…
Little known in BigLaw circles, a 16-attorney South Florida law firm has hired the managing partner of Greenberg Traurig’s office in Washington, D.C., to open its new…
An arbitrator handling a years-long employment dispute between a former Santa Barbara News-Press editor and his publisher has awarded the ex-editor $748,022 mainly to cover his legal costs.
If John O’Quinn had been around to defend himself, it’s possible that attorney Terry Scarborough would still be fighting for a settlement on behalf of almost 3,500 clients of the…
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