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GOLDMAN v. ARCHITECTURAL IRON CO.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Where resolution of a controversy in arbitration required application of an unclear rule of law to a complex factual situation, in a dispute involving...

SMART v. SUNSHINE POTATO FLAKES, LLC.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
District court had jurisdiction to lift stay and confirm an arbitration award.

NISSAN N. AM., INC. v. JIM M'LADY OLDSMOBILE, INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
An order compelling arbitration of a dispute over a car company's decision to terminate a car dealer is vacated, where a party was not allowed to...

SPECHT v. NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
Downloading of a "plug-in" software program did not constitute acceptance of defendants' license terms under the circumstances, and privacy invasion...

SAINT AGNES MED. CTR. v. PACIFICARE OF CALIFORNIA

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Because neither repudiation of a contract nor filing a lawsuit prevents a party from invoking the right to compel arbitration, as a matter of law...

GULF GUARANTY LIFE INS. CO. v. CONNECTICUT GEN. LIFE INS. CO.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
An insurer's dispute over arbitrator selection did not amount to a waiver of the right to arbitrate, and claims relating to the alleged breach of the...

RICCARD v. PRUDENTIAL INS. CO.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
Because an employer was a member in the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) at the time of events giving rise to a disabled former...

ERNST & YOUNG LLP v. BAKER O'NEAL HOLDINGS, INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Defendants that did not assert a desire to arbitrate while participating in plaintiffs' Chapter 11 plan of reorganization process, wherein the...

DAVIS v. S. ENERGY HOMES, INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (Act) permits binding arbitration, and a written warranty claim arising under the Act may be subject to a valid...

COLLINS v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTH.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
A negative arbitration decision rendered under a collective bargaining agreement does not preclude a Title VII action by a discharged employee, but a...