all - Opinion Summaries

Doscher v. Sea Port

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a case arising from the dismissal of a petition to vacate a final arbitral award under section 10 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C....

Kobold v. Good Samaratin Redional Med. Ctr.

Labor & Employment Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In three consolidated appeals involving employees represented by labor unions who sought remedies under state law against their employers, the...

Sandquist v. Lebo Automotive, Inc.

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Contracts
In a case to determine whether a court or an arbitrator decides if an arbitration agreement permits or prohibits classwide arbitration, the Court of...

JAMS, Inc. v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action arising from representations made on an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) organization's web site regarding the background of a...

Young v. RemX, Inc.

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor dispute resolution and arbitration action, arising from a wage and hour lawsuit involving individual and class claims, the Court concluded...

Van Dusen v. Swift Transp. Co. Inc.

Transportation, Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a class action labor law case brought by interstate truckers against their employer, an interlocutory appeal from a district court's case...

In Re: Swift Transp. Co. Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a labor law case in which the defendants sought to compel arbitration, a petition for writ of mandamus is denied where: 1) defendants had a remedy...

Verinata Health, Inc. v. Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Contracts
In a dispute involving the enforceability of an arbitration clause in a supply agreement between the parties, that was invoked by plaintiff in...

Martin v. Yasuda

Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a class action brought by plaintiffs are individuals who enrolled in defendant's cosmetology program, alleging violations of state labor law and...

Panoche Energy Center, LLC v. Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

Public Utilities, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Contracts
In an arbitration action, arising from a dispute between plaintiff electricity producer and defendant utility over which party bears the cost of...