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TRIPPE MFG. CO. v. NILES AUDIO CORP.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
When an assignee assumes the liabilities of an assignor, it is bound by an arbitration clause in the underlying contract.

JACADA, LTD v. INT'L MKTG. STRATEGIES

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law
The federal standard for vacating an arbitration award should apply when the parties' agreement contains both an arbitration clause and a general...

MARIE v. ALLIED HOME MORTGAGE CORP.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An employer does not waive its right to arbitration by failing to raise the arbitration defense with the EEOC or by failing to initiate arbitration...

CRONUS INV. INC. v. CONCIERGE SERV.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
An arbitration agreement, calling for the application of the Federal Arbitration Act(FAA) "if it would be applicable," does not preclude the...

WALKER v. RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSES, INC.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute, the district court properly determined that plaintiffs' arbitration agreements are unenforceable under the Federal...

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORP. v. GRUNWALD

Constitutional Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
California's Ethics Standards for neutral arbitrators do not apply to National Association of Securities Dealers arbitrations since the Ethics...

J.W. PETERS, INC. v. LOCAL UNION 1

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's unilateral repudiation of a pre-hire agreement was lawful under the "one-man unit" rule, and such repudiation of the contract relieved it...

WOOLLS v. SUPER. CT. OF LA COUNTY

Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
An arbitration provision that fails to comply with Business and Professions Code section 7191, which governs contracts for work on residential...

US ENERGY CORP. v. NUKEM, INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies
In contract dispute concerning the supply of uranium, judgment in favor of plaintiffs is reversed where the district court's valuation of a...

JENKINS v. FIRST AM. CASH ADVANCE

Banking Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Defendant-bank's Arbitration Agreement, which requires its customers who obtain loans to arbitrate any claims against it, is not unconscionable.