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How to Use Arbitration in an Arizona Family Law Case

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Arbitration is an underutilized tool in Arizona family law cases. Put simply, arbitration is a dispute resolution process where an agreed-upon third party—the arbitrator—resolves a family law dispute outside of a traditional...more

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Written Arbitration Agreements Can be Enforced Even if Not Signed

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It is a well-known general rule that a court cannot compel parties to arbitrate disputes that they have not agreed in writing to arbitrate. “Indeed, when a party resisting arbitration is not a signatory to an arbitration...more

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SCOTUS Takes Up Circuit Split on Staying or Dismissing Lawsuits in the Face of Arbitration Agreements

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On January 12, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Wendy Smith, et al. v. Keith Spizzirri, et al. The Court’s review should resolve a split in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal as to whether, when presented...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Coming Soon to Washington State: The Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act

On January 1, 2024, the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act (UFLAA) goes into effect in Washington State. The UFLAA is a new law that will allow many family law issues to be resolved in an out-of-court arbitration process...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Third Circuit Takes Supreme Court Cue and Rejects “Implied” Union Contracts

On March 30, 2022, three judge panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overruled prior precedent allowing “implied” contracts to survive the expiration of a written agreement. The instant panel held, instead,...more

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Franchisor 101: Dickey’s Arbitration Pit

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A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s refusal to order arbitration against a franchisee who bought an existing franchise. This was despite a provision in the franchise agreement to arbitrate “most disputes.”...more

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Inartful Wording Dooms Employer’s Arbitration Agreement

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A New York judge recently rejected an employer’s attempt to force an employment claim into arbitration due to a poor choice of wording in the written agreement. The August 7 decision might draw attention because of the...more

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