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Second Circuit Affirms Order Denying Application to Adjourn Enforcement of Arbitration Award Pending Outcome of Parallel Foreign...

In Iraq Telecom Ltd. v. IBL Bank S.A.L., defendant IBL appealed an order from the district court that denied its application to stay the enforcement of a $3 million arbitration award rendered in favor of plaintiff Iraq...more

New Jersey District Court Vacates Arbitrator’s Final Award Finding Bias and Deprivation of Fair Hearing

Citing the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), and recognizing the specific standards set forth in the FAA for vacating an arbitrator’s decision, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated an arbitrator’s final...more

Arizona District Court Confirms Arbitration Award, Denies Cross-Motion to Vacate

Relying on the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and noting that the FAA “enumerates limited grounds on which a federal court may vacate, modify, or correct an arbitral award,” the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona...more

Third Circuit Affirms Finding That Defendant Waived Its Arbitration Rights

In White v. Samsung Electronics America Inc., the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in a precedential opinion, affirmed a district court order denying defendant Samsung’s motion to compel arbitration, concluding that,...more

Ninth Circuit Affirms District Order Refusing to Compel Arbitration

In City of Laurel, Mississippi v. Cintas Corp. No. 2, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the issue whether a valid arbitration agreement existed between the plaintiff City of Laurel, Mississippi, and defendant...more

SDNY Rejects Cross-Petition To Vacate Arbitration Award, Rejecting Claims of Manifest Disregard of Law and “Evident Partiality”

Recognizing arbitration awards are subject to “very limited review” and should be confirmed, “so long as there is a ‘barely colorable justification’ for the outcome that the arbitrator reached,” the U.S. District Court for...more

Wyoming Supreme Court Affirms Finding That Arbitrator’s Determinations Did Not Exceed Authority And Were Not Manifest Errors of...

Defendant Fork Road, LLC, is the owner of a floor of an office building, which it purchased several years earlier. Plaintiff Mountain Business Center, LLC (MBC) was a tenant in the building at the time of Fork Road’s...more

First Circuit Affirms Order Compelling Arbitration and Rejecting Claim By Postmates Couriers of Exemption From the FAA

In Damon Immediato, et al., v. Postmates, Inc., the First Circuit addressed the issue of whether couriers who deliver goods from local restaurants and grocery stores are “transportation workers engaged in interstate commerce...more

Second Circuit Rejects Application of the Functus Officio Doctrine and Affirms District Court’s Order Denying Petition To Vacate...

In Smarter Tools, Inc., v. Chongqing Seni Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd., et al., the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s order denying Smarter Tools, Inc.’s (STI) petition to vacate an arbitration award and...more

Ninth Circuit Affirms District Court’s Order Denying Online Cryptocurrency Exchange’s Motion to Compel Arbitration of Users’...

In David Suski v. Coinbase, Inc., et al., the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying defendant Coinbase, Inc.’s (Coinbase) motion to compel arbitration, concluding that issues surrounding a forum selection...more

Seventh Circuit Affirms District Court Decision Refusing To Refer Putative Class Action Under the Illinois Biometric Information...

In Joshua Johnson v. Mitek Systems, Inc., the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court order denying defendant Mitek Systems, Inc.’s motion to compel arbitration of the plaintiff’s claims brought under the Illinois Biometric...more

Chancery Division of the High Court of England Sanctions Business Transfer Scheme Involving Applicant Insurance Companies Under...

In Phoenix Life Ltd, Re, also known as: Reassure Life Ltd, Re Phoenix Life Assurance Europe Designated Activity Co, Re, the Chancery Division of the High Court of England sanctioned a plan by the applicant companies Reassure...more

Supreme Court of Idaho Finds That District Court Had Jurisdiction to Determine Enforceablity of Non-Compete Provision in...

In Blaskiewicz v. Spine Institute of Idaho, P.A., after being terminated with less than one year of employment, Donald Blaskiewicz, “a highly-trained neurosurgeon” filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in the state...more

Georgia Court of Appeals Confirms Arbitration Award Holding That Arbitrator Did Not Manifestly Disregard Law or Overstep Authority

Concluding that the arbitrator did not manifestly disregard contract law or overstep his authority, the Georgia Court of Appeals confirmed the arbitrator’s award and remanded the matter for consideration of an award of...more

Sixth Circuit Rejects Claim of “Implicit Vacatur” of Arbitration Award and Affirms District Court’s Entry of Preliminary...

This case involves a dispute concerning the use of the name of a family business. The Grewal family managed real estate companies using the name “Singh” in the company name, and the companies obtained a trademark on their...more

Third Circuit Reverses Judgment Enjoining Arbitration Proceeding, Remands to District Court for Further Consideration

In Field Intelligence Inc. v. Xylem Dewatering Solutions Inc., the Third Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the district court’s determination that the court, not the arbitrator, was required to determine whether the...more

Second Circuit Affirms Decision That Insurer Is Entitled to Reinsurance Coverage for an Allocated Portion of Settlement

In Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. v. OneBeacon Insurance Co., the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court order granting summary judgment to plaintiff Fireman’s Fund, holding that defendant OneBeacon is...more

District Court Orders Limited Trial to Address Party’s Authority to Sign Arbitration Agreement

Relying on the Federal Arbitration Act and recognizing that “this case presents one of the rare instances in which a defendant opposing arbitration survives the initial stage of an FAA proceeding,” the U.S. District Court for...more

Fourth Circuit Dismisses Petition Brought by NLRB to Enforce Settlement and Order

Concluding that the action before it “lacks adverseness” and did not present a case or controversy fit for judicial resolution, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that it did not have jurisdiction over the Nation Labor...more

Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Complaint With Prejudice After Plaintiff Failed to Initiate Arbitration Proceedings

Plaintiff R&C Oilfield Services appealed from an order of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The district court granted defendant American Wind Transport Group’s motion to compel R&C to...more

SDNY Compels Arbitration Pursuant to ADR Provision in Contract Governing Disputed Commercial Transaction

Applying the Federal Arbitration Act and recognizing that it “reflects a liberal federal policy favoring arbitration agreements,” the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the defendant’s motion to...more

Eleventh Circuit Enforces Employee Arbitration Agreement, Concluding That Agreement Was Not Unconscionable

In Lambert v. Signature Healthcare LLC, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s denial of the defendants-appellants’ motion to dismiss and to compel arbitration under the FAA, holding that the...more

Third Circuit Reverses Order Confirming Arbitration Award, Concluding Award Was Procured by Fraud

Recognizing that it’s “a steep climb to vacate an arbitration award” and that “[c]ourts will disturb an arbitration award only in limited circumstances,” the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s order...more

Ninth Circuit Confirms Arbitration Award Finding FAA Disallows Judicial Review of Whether Arbitrator’s Factual Findings “Are...

Plaintiff Annette Serna appealed from an order of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Serna had brought wrongful termination and related claims against Northrop, including under California’s Fair...more

Third Circuit Confirms Arbitration Award Finding Award Was Consistent With Controlling Authority and Arbitrator Did Not Manifestly...

Defendants Jeffrey M. Smith and Sarah A. Smith appealed from an order of the U.S. District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands. The district court denied the Smiths’ motion to vacate the arbitration award entered...more

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