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O'BRIEN v. TOWN OF AGAWAM

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that a town's compensation scheme for police officers violates the FLSA by omitting certain wage augments from the calculation...

WILL-DRILL RESOURCES, INC. v. SAMSON RESOURCES CO.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
An order compelling arbitration is vacated, where because the very existence of any agreement to arbitrate is at issue, it is for the courts to decide...

DSMC INC. v. CONVERA CORP.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Appellee's appeals are dismissed for lack of jurisdiction as the underlying motions were not under Sections 3 or 4 of the FAA, and appellee's did not...

IN THE MATTER OF THE US FED'N OF TEACHERS v. THE BD. OF EDUC. OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Arbitration award did not violate public policy and the arbitrator did not exceed her authority under the collective bargaining agreement.

JEVNE v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
Writ of mandate denied, as SRO arbitration rules and procedures, to the extent they have been approved by SEC, preempt the California Standards for...

MARINO v. PIONEER EDSEL SALES, INC.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action for attorney fee's arising out of work plaintiff had done on a class action suit, the district court's order denying such fees is...

TAYLOR v. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment to defendant reversed where an arbitration decision under a CBA does not have preclusive effect in a civil suit for retaliatory...

COWEN INC. v. SOCIETE GENERALE

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
The district court's denial of defendant's motion to stay in favor of arbitration, pursuant to Federal Arbitration Act is affirmed where, on the...

MONEE NURSERY & LANDSCAPING CO. v. INT'L. UNION OF OPERATING ENG'R.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
The district court is affirmed where it did not err in ruling that the arbitrator acted within his authority in finding that plaintiff improperly used...

GLASSMAN v. MCNAB

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a dispute over an arbitration award, the district court's confirmation of the award in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where section 6200 of the...