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In M&A purchase agreements, the parties may stipulate certain non-judicial means for dealing with claims under the agreement (e.g., arbitration or mediation). These ADR provisions will govern how disputes between the parties...more
Purchase agreements customarily contain provisions for resolving certain disputes by referring them to a third-party neutral decision-maker outside of litigation. For example, disputes over purchase price adjustments are...more
Dana Jennings and Joseph Furlong each bought a car from Carvana, a nationwide online used car dealer. On the day of their purchases, each signed three separate documents: a “retail purchasing agreement,” a “retail installment...more
Is there a difference in enforcement between an arbitration award and an expert determination pursuant to a contract? The answer is yes, according to a recent ruling by the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that includes...more
Construction relationships are usually governed by multiple contracts, such as various form AIA contracts, addenda, real estate purchase contracts, and financing agreements. Scores of different entities can be involved. A...more
While it may seem evident that household members and subsequent purchasers bringing a construction defect claim are bound by the arbitration provision contained in the purchase and sale contract for the home, that was not the...more
Market Trends: What You Need to Know - As shown in the American Bar Association’s Private Target Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Points Studies: Overall, alternative dispute resolution provisions are becoming less...more
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court’s decision granting a motion to compel arbitration filed by a non-signatory to the agreement containing the arbitration clause. The non-signatory argued...more
This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses the ability of non-parties to invoke arbitration agreements, and refreshes its law on the applicability of Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity in the arbitration context. KIM NGO...more
In a recent Commercial Division case, Justice Elizabeth H. Emerson was asked to determine whether certain parties were bound by an arbitration clause and whether that arbitration clause applied to a particular controversy—two...more
Market Trends: What You Need to Know As shown in the American Bar Association's Private Target Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Point Studies... Originally published in Bloomberg Law....more
This appeal concerns the validity of arbitration proceedings in a dispute between a seller of a power generator, Imperial Industrial Supply Company, and its buyer, Quintina Maria Thomas. In October 2018, Thomas’s home in...more
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has dismissed an application by a British Virgin Islands (BVI) company (C) for an interim anti-suit injunction against proceedings commenced by a Cayman Islands company (D) for the...more
In a recent judgment, the Hong Kong Court reiterated the principles outlined in Kam Leung Sui Kwan v. Kam Kwan Lai [2015] 18 HKCFAR 501 (Yung Kee), the case concerning the famous roast goose restaurant in the heart of Hong...more
Plaintiffs, three families living in the Lake View area, filed three separate actions against defendants J. Michael White, Eco-Preservation Services LLC, Serma Holdings LLC, Aeta Management Group, Knobloch Inc., and others....more
The plaintiff entered into a retail installment contract with New Century Auto Sales for the purchase of a used car. The contract included an arbitration provision that stated that either the plaintiff or the defendants may...more
A recent opinion from the Delaware Court of Chancery reinforces the importance of using clear language when drafting dispute resolution clauses. In Agiliance, Inc. v. Resolver SOAR, LLC, No. 2018-0389-TMR, 2019 Del. Ch. LEXIS...more
The Tenth Circuit has determined that an arbitration agreement included as part of a set of agreements executed in connection with the purchase of a pickup truck applied to a dispute over a replacement set of agreements that...more
The underlying dispute involved allegations of breach of warranty and deceptive trade practices based on a sale of an allegedly defective car. The Fifth Circuit explained that the FAA, which governed the alleged arbitration...more
Faced with the rising costs of doing business in our increasingly litigious society, today's employers are looking at any way to manage fees and costs associated with resolving disputes over employment decisions. Some of the...more
Foundation Surgery Affiliate of Southwest Houston, LLC (“Southwest”), the owner of a surgical and imaging facility in Houston, entered into a purchase and sale agreement in 2008 with Rainier Capital Acquisitions, LP, which...more
On July 6, 2016, the South Carolina Supreme Court filed its Opinion No. 27645, captioned Smith v. D.R. Horton, Inc., in which it affirmed the Court of Appeals' refusal to compel arbitration between new home purchasers and the...more
While employers may enter into arbitration agreements with employees relatively easily, ensuring the enforcement of arbitration agreements can be a different matter. For this reason, employers are rightfully cautious to avoid...more
In a lawsuit alleging construction defects in homeowners’ individual townhomes, Florida's Second District Court of Appeal ruled that a homeowners’ association was bound by arbitration agreements between its members and the...more