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PEDCOR MGMT. CO., INC. v. NATIONS PERSONNEL OF TEXAS, INC.

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA
Arbitrators, not courts, should decide whether class arbitration is available or forbidden, thus a class certification order for arbitration of ERISA...

FAZIO v. LEHMAN BROS., INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In claims arising from a stockbroker's misappropriation of clients' money, action is remanded for a determination of whether the arbitration clauses,...

LIVINGSTON v. ASSOCS. FIN., INC.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a Truth In Lending Act claim is reversed where an arbitration agreement was controlling, and defendants'...

BROWN v. NABORS OFFSHORE CORP.

Admiralty, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Because a Jones Act plaintiff is a seaman, the arbitration clause that his employer contends is included in his contract of employment is outside the...

HAWKINS v. AID ASS'N FOR LUTHERANS

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
Members who enter into insurance contracts with a fraternal benefit society (governed by different laws than private insurance companies) are subject...

BRATT ENTERS., INC. v. NOBLE INT'L LTD.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a breach of contract claim arising from purchase of a business, the district court erred by compelling the arbitration of an issue that the parties...

UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (UNITY PICTURES CORP.)

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Motion to seal a settlement agreement and a stipulation and sealing order in a federal case, pursuant to Rule 12.5(e), California Rules of Court, is...

COUTEE v. BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P.

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
Arbitrators in a securities claim did not manifestly disregard the facts in assessing the amount of loss that resulted from defendant's conduct, and...

IN RE MARRIAGE OF BEREZNAK

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Family Law
The parties' stipulation to engage in binding arbitration was void to the extent that it purported to deprive the court of jurisdiction to modify...

CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. v. MANTOR

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An arbitration agreement presented to an employee was procedurally unconscionable under California's contract law where the employee had no meaningful...