Author Archives: Robert Harris

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”

The Ninth Circuit’s decision in LAVER v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA), LLC is the subject of this article by Samuel Goldstein and Adam Sorensen at Morrison & Foerster LLP, which describes the ruling as “handing an important victory to banks by declaring FINRA rules against compelled arbitration don’t bar enforcement of class waivers.”

R. Zachary Torres-Fowler of Troutman Pepper discusses the court’s recent decision in MZM Construction Company, Inc. v. New Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Benefits Funds in this article published in JD Supra.

The subject of the arbitrator’s prior relationships with one of the parties is the subject of this article by Nora Valenza-Frost of Carlton Fields, discussing the decision in Schuyler Line Navigation Co., LLC v. KPI Bridge Oil, Inc., 1:20-cv-02772 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 2, 2020).

Dan Packel, of The American Lawyer, has authored this article discussing the ongoing dispute between the firm and five former partners. The New York court has held that the issue of whether the dispute must be arbitrated in light of an uncompleted mediation is one for the arbitrator, not the court. Our previous discussion ofContinue reading ““Ex-Nixon Peabody Partners Must Arbitrate Clawback Dispute, Judge Rules””