Monthly Archives: October 2020

Law.com has published this article by Conor B. Dugan of Warner Norcross + Judd, discussing the court’s decision in Blanton v. Domino’s Pizza Franchising, No. 19-2388. As Mr. Dugan explains, the court held that “an arbitration agreement that incorporates the American Arbitration Association’s National Rules of Resolution of Employment Disputes gives ‘clear and unmistakable’ evidence thatContinue reading ““Sixth Circuit: Incorporation of AAA’s Rules Is Clear Evidence Parties Agreed to Arbitrate Whether a Dispute is Arbitrable””

This insightful article by Dr. Kark Mackie of CEDR, recently published on Lexology , discusses the following: Inadequate Preparation The Wrong Team Clients who are Blind to their Risks in Litigation Overconfident Advisers and Experts Tactical Failures and Glass Half-Full

The court’s decision in Major League Baseball Props., Inc. v. Corporacion de Television y Microonda Rafa, S.A., Case No. 1:19-cv-8669-MKV (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 14, 2020) is the subject of this JD Supra article by Benjamin Stearns of Carlton Fields.

The Georgia Court of Appeals has granted a motion to compel arbitration of claims brought by an individual who suffered serious injuries on a trampoline when he was seventeen years old and forged his father’s signature on a click-through agreement. The court rejected claims that the agreement to arbitrate was unenforceable because executed by aContinue reading “Arbitration Agreement Executed By Injured Teenager Is Enforceable”

Kiera Gans, Harout Samra and Charlotte Westbrook, of DLA Piper, offer their take on the Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Servotronics Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC, Case No. 19-1847 (7th Cir. 2020) can be found in this article.

The National Law Review has published this article by Kevin Vozzo of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., discussing the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Adams v. Postmates, Inc.

This article by Morrison & Foerster’s James Sigel and Adam Sorensen, available in Lexology, discusses the Ninth Circuit’s decision in JEREMY REVITCH V. DIRECTV, LLC holding “that an arbitration clause that covers affiliate companies cannot be the basis for compelled arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) when the company seeking to compel arbitration becameContinue reading ““This Week at The Ninth: The FAA and the FAAAA””

This article by Joel Kurtzberg, Adam Mintz and Grace McAllister of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, published in Lexology, discusses Compania de Inversiones Mercantiles, S.A. v. Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua S.A.B. de C.V., No. 19-1151, 2020 WL 4743833 (10th Cir. 2020), in which the court “joined the Second, Third, Fourth, and Ninth Circuits in holdingContinue reading ““Tenth Circuit Clarifies Standard for Establishing Personal Jurisdiction in Cases Enforcing Foreign Arbitration Awards””

Lexology has published this article by Sarah E. Reynolds, Charles E. Harris, II and Michael P. Lennon Jr. of Mayer Brown, discussing the Seventh Circuit’s decision in Servotronics Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC. As the article notes, the court has held that “Section 1782(a) permits courts to provide discovery assistance only to state-sponsored foreign tribunals, not privateContinue reading ““The Seventh Circuit Picks a Side in the Debate Regarding Section 1782(a)””

The Texas Court of Appeals confronted a motion to compel arbitration involving claims “that the new home purchased by Jack and Erin from homebuilder Taylor Woodrow was defectively constructed, causing mold to grow in the home.” In Taylor Morrison of Texas Inc. v. Skufca, the court held that the claims by the purchasers’ children wereContinue reading “Arbitration Agreement With Home Contractor Does Not Extend To Purchasers’ Children”