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DELANEY v. DAHL

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Legal Malpractice
In appeals from judgment on a binding arbitration award in a legal malpractice suit, the arbitrator had authority to award attorney's fees and to add...

CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. v. NAJD

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
A claim by an employee, under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, may be subject to compulsory arbitration under the Federal Arbitration...

CIGNA HEALTHCARE OF ST. LOUIS, INC. v. KAISER

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law
A class action for breach of contract against an administrator of employee health-benefits plans, by healthcare providers who allege systematic...

BESS v CHECK EXPRESS

Banking Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Where plaintiff was not likely to incur prohibitive costs through arbitration, court's reasoning in denying a motion to compel arbitration was in...

AM. HERITAGE LIFE INS. CO. v. ORR

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
A district court order compelling arbitration was an immediately appealable final decision under the Federal Arbitration Act, which applies to...

FYRNETICS (HONG KONG) LTD. v. QUANTUM GROUP, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a claim based on the sale of defective products which resulted in a recall, evidence did not show that parties deviated from a license agreement...

AM. HERITAGE LIFE INS. CO. v. ORR

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
A district court order compelling arbitration was an immediately appealable final decision under the Federal Arbitration Act, which applies to...

BROOK v. PEAK INT'L, LTD.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Although the American Arbitration Association erroneously deviated from the selection process outlined in an employment agreement, where the employee...

MARINER FIN. GROUP, INC. v. BOSSLEY

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a suit to vacate an arbitration award, an arbitrator's failure to discover and disclose an adverse relationship with an expert witness did not...

INT'L BHD. OF ELECT. WORKERS, LOCAL 176 v. BALMORAL RACING CLUB, INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Because certain camera workers fell within the scope of a collective bargaining agreement, an employer must arbitrate a labor dispute arising out of...