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FURIA v. HELM

Construction, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Legal Malpractice
Although the manner in which an attorney accepted dual responsibilities to attempt to mediate differences between plaintiff and plaintiff's clients...

KYOCERA CORP. v. PRUDENTIAL-BACHE TRADE SERVS., INC.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Under the narrow role prescribed for federal courts reviewing arbitral decisions in the Federal Arbitration Act, and because private parties cannot...

WOLSCHLAGER v. FID. NAT'L TITLE INS. CO.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
An arbitration clause in a title insurance policy, which is incorporated by reference into the preliminary report, binds an insured who sees neither...

CABRINI VILLAS HOMEOWNERS' ASS'N v. HAGHVERDIAN

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
Architectural control provisions of covenants, conditions, and restrictions were enforceable as equitable servitudes under Civil Code section 1354;...

HARDY v. WALSH MANNING SEC., L.L.C.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
A National Association of Securities Dealers arbitration panel's award, in a claim alleging improprieties in connection with the handling of an...

ALEXANDER v. ANTHONY INT'L, L.P.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An arbitration agreement contained in an hourly employment contract was unenforceable due to procedural and substantive unconscionability under Virgin...

JARAMILLO v. JH REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a negligence action alleging failure to remove toxic mold and breach of the implied warranty of habitability, the arbitration clause within the...

ALAN v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (UBS PAINEWEBBER INC.)

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Securities Law
In an action to compel arbitration to be conducted by a securities industry self-regulatory organization (SRO) that will not comply with ethical...

AM. EAGLE AIRLINES, INC. v. AIRLINE PILOTS ASS'N, INT'L

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An arbitrator acted beyond its jurisdiction by fashioning an alternate remedy than that required in a bargaining agreement, thus a district court...

O.J. DISTRIB., INC. v. HORNELL BREWING CO., INC.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The district court did not err in finding that plaintiff complied with neither with Michigan's procedures for effecting service of process, nor those...