Arbitration Explained: Process, Costs, and Important Considerations

Arbitration is a process for resolving disputes between investors and brokers. Explore its workings, costs, and how decisions ...
The National Law Review

Mass Arbitration 101

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JD Supra

The Sixth Circuit Rules on Arbitration Clause Enforcement

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled that an arbitration provision in a plaintiff’s employment contract is binding and enforceable, even if the employer did not explain the ...
JD Supra

Clicking Has Consequences: Fourth Circuit Rules Streaming Service’s Arbitration Clause in Website Registration Is Enforceable

Proponents of arbitration received a victory in federal court this past Tuesday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its published decision in Dhruva v. CuriosityStream, Inc.
HRD America

Court blocks TEKsystems arbitration rollout over misleading holiday worker emails

Appeals court blocks mid-lawsuit arbitration rollout, ruling employer's misleading holiday emails to workers violated federal ...
China Law and Practice

New Guidance on the Compatibility of Arbitration Clauses in Order to Facilitate the Consolidation of Multi-Party and Multi-Contract Arbitrations in Hong Kong

The guidance on the compatibility of arbitration clauses further strengthens Hong Kong as the preferred seat of arbitration for China-related investments ...
Financial Advisor

SEC Says Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Benefit Advisors Over Clients

The mandatory arbitration clauses that 61% of the nation’s 15,000 registered investment advisor firms require clients to sign benefit advisors over investors, SEC staff said in a new report sent to ...
Law

Appeal Withdrawn Over Reed Smith's Mandatory Arbitration Clause

Appeal Withdrawn Over Reed Smith's Mandatory Arbitration Clause A month after a trial judge explained why Reed Smith's mandatory arbitration agreement in a client engagement letter was unenforceable, ...
Reuters

Mo. top court: Consumer lender can’t rewrite arbitration clause to avoid class action

(Reuters) - When Meeka Hunter borrowed $800 from a personal lender known as King of Kash in 2006, she signed contracts that included a provision requiring her to arbitrate any disputes before the ...
Law

The Federal Arbitration Act Might Preempt the New Jersey Legislature’s Recent Attempt to Control Infinite Arbitration Clauses

The law prohibits consumer contracts from containing terms that do not apply to the products or services offered pursuant to the contract. This summer, the New Jersey Legislature passed, and Governor ...