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In a May 2022 post, we noted that the Supreme Court called for the views of the Solicitor General on whether to accept review of Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc...

Circuit Judge Phillip D. Gaujot Announces Retirement.

​​​​​​​In a May 2022 post, we noted that the Supreme Court called for the views of the Solicitor General on whether to accept review of Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International,...

President Joe Biden signed legislation making predispute arbitration agreements, class action waivers unenforceable for sexual assault, sexual harassment claims. Legislative attempts to restrict arbitration rights persist at federal, state, local levels.

On 31 March 2022, the United States Supreme Court in Badgerow v. Walters limited federal subject matter jurisdiction over post-arbitration award petitions under the Federal Arbitration...

Badgerow v. Walters limited federal subject matter jurisdiction over post-arbitration award petitions under the Federal Arbitration Act FAA §§ 9 and 10. Counsels seeking to confirm or vacate arbitration awards must analyze if their application supports an independent basis

As noted in our prior posts, the U.S. Supreme Court Justices (with the exclusion of Justice Clarence Thomas who was hospitalized on March 18) heard oral arguments on March 23, 2022,...

This edition summarizes key employment law developments during the last quarter of 2021, including, among other COVID-19 vaccine mandates instituted around the globe, the Occupational...

This year has been an important one for class action law. Here are 10 of the most important class action cases of 2021 and their impact on class action litigation.

The battle concerning California's Assembly Bill (AB) No. 51—the law seeking effectively to ban mandatory employment arbitration in California—continues to rage.