National Arbitration Forum Today In ADR http://www.adrforum.com/ Copyright 2006 National Arbitration Forum 11/20/2009 South Carolina Supreme Court Invalidates Agreement, Refuses to Appoint Alternate Arbitrator Upon Administrator?s Refusal to Hear Healthcare Dispute http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=2160 7/7/2009 9:08:28 AM Non-Mutual Arbitration Obligation Invalidates Arbitration Agreement Incident to Consumer Loan Contract http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=2159 6/26/2009 12:16:58 PM Georgia Law Prohibiting Enforcement of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements in Medical Malpractice Context Preempted by FAA http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=2156 6/26/2009 12:02:31 PM Wrongful Death Claims Derivative and Arbitrable Under Texas and Federal Law, Says Fifth Circuit http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=2135 5/22/2009 11:13:03 AM California Federal District Court Adopts Minority View that CROA Claims Must Be Litigated http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=2106 5/12/2009 10:45:01 AM Fifth Circuit Adopts Rule Recognizing Plaintiff?s Greater Tendency to Waive Right to Arbitrate By Filing Suit http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=2105 5/12/2009 10:31:50 AM Arbitration Agreement in CBA Expressly Encompassing Statutory Employment Discrimination Claims Binds Individuals to Arbitrate http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=2094 4/22/2009 4:12:18 PM Second Circuit Finds Federal Jurisdiction to Uphold Consumer?s Right to Arbitration, Prohibits State Court from Enjoining Arbitral Proceedings http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=2093 4/14/2009 9:20:38 AM Fifth Circuit: Extrastatutory "Manifest Disregard" Vacatur Dead After Hall Street http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=2076 3/20/2009 4:12:23 PM Court Validation of an Arbitration Agreement Is Not a Pre-Condition to Bringing a Motion to Confirm http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=2056 2/20/2009 3:46:36 PM Federal Court in New Jersey Rules That FAA Preempts Rule Against Class Waivers in Arbitration Agreements http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1920 10/29/2008 10:02:55 AM Eighth Circuit Upholds Class Waiver Where Arbitration Agreement and Statutory Fee-Shifting Provision Would Allow Claimant to Recover Her Attorney Fees http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1844 1/1/2009 11:01:00 AM California Law Allows Parties to Contract for Heightened Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1792 1/1/2009 11:01:00 AM Court Upholds Class Waiver in Wireless Service Agreement Because Customer Had "Meaningful Opportunity" to Reject the Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1778 8/25/2008 10:06:23 AM Texas Court of Appeals: Parties Cannot Obtain Heightened Judicial Review by Arguing That Arbitrator Exceeded Their Powers http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1756 8/12/2008 11:47:34 AM Arbitrator Did Not Exceed Powers by Applying Equitable Principles and Excusing Noncompliance with Notice-and-Cure Provision http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1729 1/1/2009 11:01:00 AM Arbitration Rules Provided Legal Basis for Attorney Fees Award By Authorizing Arbitrator to Grant Any "Just and Equitable" Relief http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1695 7/7/2008 9:25:55 AM Party Who Received Notice of Arbitration But Did Not Object Can Not Raise Post-Award Challenge to Existence of Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1671 6/18/2008 10:12:17 AM Colorado Law Permits Attorney-in-Fact to Agree to Arbitration on Behalf of Nursing Home Resident http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1655 6/11/2008 3:41:38 PM Sexual Assault Claim Falls Outside the Scope of Employee's Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1654 6/9/2008 4:51:47 PM Louisiana Court Holds That FAA Deadline for Challenging Award Does Not Preclude Party from Arguing No Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1639 6/3/2008 4:45:47 PM FAA Preempts Texas Law Imposing Special Conditions on Agreements to Arbitrate Personal Injury Claims http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1615 5/29/2008 2:22:19 PM FAA Does Not Apply to Mediation Agreements http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1614 5/27/2008 11:08:01 AM FORUM Code of Procedure Authorizes Arbitrators to Sanction Parties Who Bring Frivolous Claims http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1613 5/16/2008 3:15:13 PM Federal Court Honors Choice-of-Law Provision and Upholds Class Waiver Under Virginia Law http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1612 5/13/2008 4:32:26 PM Third Circuit Finds No Procedural Unconscionability Where Employee Agreeing to Arbitrate Was Highly Educated http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1611 5/9/2008 11:03:36 AM California Court Finds That Parties Cannot Contract for Heightened Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1601 5/6/2008 3:34:39 PM Sixth Circuit Holds That Non-Signatories Have No Right to Interlocutory Appeal of Order Denying Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1586 1/1/2009 11:01:00 AM Arkansas Federal Court Finds That FAA Preempts Mutuality Requirement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1584 4/17/2008 10:51:01 AM Under Missouri Law, Wrongful Death Claims Now Arbitrable Under Decedent's Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1570 4/8/2008 1:17:06 PM Reference to Arbitration Rules Proves Parties? Intent to Submit Arbitrability Questions to Arbitrator http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1555 4/3/2008 12:00:19 PM Arbitrator Exceeded His Powers by Disregarding Parties' Instructions to Apply Wisconsin Law http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1554 1/1/2009 11:01:00 AM Supreme Court Holds That FAA Grounds for Vacatur Are Exclusive http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1544 1/1/2009 11:01:00 AM Federal Arbitration Act Preempts Oklahoma Law Disallowing Arbitration Agreements in Nursing Home Contracts http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1516 3/13/2008 11:21:03 AM Seventh Circuit Upholds Arbitrator's Award of Equitable Relief http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1515 3/6/2008 5:04:14 PM Supreme Court Grants Cert to Answer Lingering Question on Permissible Scope of Union-Negotiated Arbitration Agreements http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1501 3/4/2008 11:17:40 AM Termination of Employee for Refusing to Execute an Arbitration Agreement Covering Pending Claims Held "Retaliatory" by Eleventh Circuit http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1481 2/25/2008 4:31:52 PM North Carolina Supreme Court Finds Arbitration Cost-Prohibitive Where Agreement Required Losing Party to Pay for Arbitral Appeal http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1463 1/1/2009 11:01:00 AM Arbitration Agreements "Part of the Bargain" If Conspicuous or Brought to Attention Elsewhere in the Contract http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1453 2/11/2008 11:15:40 AM Under Mississippi Law, Health Care Surrogates Have Statutory Authority to Agree to Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1430 2/5/2008 4:31:32 PM Law Firm Did Not Waive Right to Arbitrate by Filing Collection Lawsuit http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1429 2/1/2008 3:41:07 PM Ninth Circuit Finds Class Waiver Unenforceable Under Washington Law http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1418 1/30/2008 11:15:17 PM Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds No Federal Preemption of State's Thirty Day Limit on Challenging Arbitration Awards http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1417 1/28/2008 3:16:53 PM Party Waived Challenge to Validity of Arbitration Agreement by Not Appearing in Court or Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1393 1/23/2008 12:47:11 PM Agreement to Arbitrate Must Be Mandatory To Be "Health Care Decision" Under Mississippi Statute http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1392 1/21/2008 2:24:04 PM Arbitration Rules Preserve Arbitration Agreement by Allowing Claimant to Avoid Unaffordable Costs http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1368 1/4/2008 2:24:46 PM Arbitrators' Lack of Information Does Not Constitute "Mistake" That Would Warrant Award Modification http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1365 12/20/2007 8:42:12 AM Awareness of Underlying Contract Along with Access to Its Terms Sufficient to Prove Existence of Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1345 12/13/2007 2:28:36 PM Notice Deficiencies Render Class Waiver Unenforceable Under Massachusetts Law http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1344 12/10/2007 5:00:08 PM Prohibition on Written Opinions Renders Employee's Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1328 12/6/2007 4:46:33 PM Party Fails to Preserve Issue of Arbitrability by Not Objecting to Arbitration Proceeding http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1327 11/29/2007 8:49:22 AM Federal Court Grants Comity to Tribal Court?s Vacatur of Arbitration Award http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1326 11/27/2007 10:17:51 AM Three-Month Deadline for Challenging Award Started to Run When Award Was Placed in the Mail http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1316 11/20/2007 11:40:39 AM Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions Authorized Attorney-in-Fact to Enter Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1305 11/15/2007 11:25:52 AM Upholding Class Waiver Under Texas Law Did Not Violate Public Policy of Washington http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1304 11/9/2007 7:04:53 AM Award Confirmation Does Not Require Signed Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1251 10/17/2007 9:51:08 AM Ninth Circuit Finds Class Waiver Unenforceable Under California Law http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1218 10/3/2007 9:10:36 AM Dispute Arising from ?Deep Throat? Revelation Must Be Arbitrated http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1206 9/27/2007 9:33:45 AM Nonsignatory Fails in Attempt to Compel Arbitration of Dispute Arising from Separate Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1168 8/31/2007 12:38:54 PM Inventorship Disputes Can Be Resolved Through Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1157 8/29/2007 8:29:39 AM Good Faith Appeal from Order Denying Arbitration Precludes Further Discovery http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1129 8/9/2007 12:20:14 PM Party Waived Right to Arbitrate By Misleading Court on Terms of Proposed Settlement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1115 8/8/2007 9:49:37 AM New Mexico Court Honors Texas Choice-of-Law Provision in Upholding Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1114 8/7/2007 9:32:39 AM Arbitrator Must Decide Whether Party Complied with Conditions Precedent to Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1103 8/2/2007 8:45:55 AM Oregon Court Relies on AAA?s Class Arbitration Policy in Holding That Arbitration Agreement Permits Class-Wide Proceedings http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1102 7/31/2007 9:08:35 AM Second Circuit Finds ?Evident Partiality? Where Arbitrator Attempted to Preserve Neutrality by Not Investigating a Potential Conflict http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1089 7/26/2007 9:45:56 AM Proper Mailing of Arbitration Agreement Creates Presumption of Receipt http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1067 7/10/2007 7:30:53 AM Federal Court Honors Choice-of-Law Provision and Upholds Class Action Waiver Under Texas Law http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1066 7/9/2007 7:47:12 AM Arbitrator Exceeded His Powers by Disregarding Contractual Mandate to Award Attorney Fees to the Prevailing Party http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1037 6/28/2007 8:01:50 AM Doctrine of "Complete Preemption" Creates Federal Jurisdiction over Petition to Compel Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1036 6/26/2007 8:47:34 AM Arbitrator, Not Court, Must Decide Whether Arbitration Proceedings Should Be Consolidated http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1035 6/25/2007 10:47:09 AM New Jersey Arbitration Act Expressly Permits Parties to Contract for Heightened Judicial Review http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1034 6/22/2007 10:09:09 AM Operator of Virtual World "Second Life" Must Resolve Real World Dispute in Court http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1016 6/20/2007 7:46:16 AM California Law Does Not Allow Parties to Challenge Arbitration Awards Beyond the Statutory Deadline http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1015 6/18/2007 7:35:15 AM Colorado Supreme Court Rejects "Intertwining Doctrine" As Basis for Denying Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=1014 6/15/2007 8:01:17 AM New Jersey Federal Court Applies Utah Law in Upholding Bar on Class-Wide Proceedings http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=999 6/12/2007 8:00:26 AM Disclosure of Early Neutral Evaluation Violated Court's ADR Rules http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=998 6/8/2007 10:53:44 AM Fifth Circuit Upholds Arbitration Agreement in Employment Dispute http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=982 6/7/2007 8:25:04 AM Alabama Supreme Court Finds "Clear and Unmistakable" Evidence of Intent to Arbitrate Questions of Arbitrability http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=981 6/6/2007 7:51:48 AM Arbitrators Exceeded Their Authority by Ignoring Clear Language of Contract http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=979 6/1/2007 8:27:04 AM Class Action Waiver Upheld Under D.C. Law http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=969 5/30/2007 9:57:25 AM Ninth Circuit Implicitly Adopts Rebuttable Presumption of Procedural Unconscionability, but Only for Employee Contracts http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=950 5/18/2007 7:33:13 AM Ohio Supreme Court Preserves Arbitration Agreement by Severing Provision for Heightened Review http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=940 5/16/2007 7:15:40 AM Presumption in Favor of Arbitration Does Not Extend to Jury Trial Waivers http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=939 5/11/2007 8:35:55 AM Court Can Delve into Merits of Arbitrable Dispute When Party Seeking Arbitration Requests Ruling on the Merits http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=935 5/3/2007 7:31:39 AM Eleventh Circuit: Federal Courts Have Jurisdiction Over a Petition to Compel Arbitration If Underlying Dispute Presents Federal Question http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=934 5/2/2007 7:54:42 AM Court Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Agreement Because AHLA Arbitration Rules Elevated the Claimant's Evidentiary Burden http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=920 5/1/2007 7:27:11 AM Claim of Duress Raised a Question for the Arbitrator, Not the Court, Because Alleged Duress Related to the Contract As a Whole http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=919 4/27/2007 7:05:17 AM Connecticut Supreme Court Upholds AAA Arbitration Award Despite Vacancy on Arbitration Panel http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=904 4/26/2007 7:30:13 AM Federal Court Follows Majority Rule and Stays Further Proceedings Pending Appeal from Order Denying Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=894 4/19/2007 6:47:37 AM Lack of Mutuality Does Not Necessarily Invalidate an Arbitration Agreement Under Oregon Law http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=877 4/16/2007 7:15:40 AM Federal Court Upholds Class Action Waiver Under Arkansas Law http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=855 4/11/2007 7:21:24 AM Lack of Mutuality and Limitation on Damages Render Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable Under South Carolina Law http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=854 4/10/2007 7:09:27 AM California Court Honors Delaware Choice-of-Law Provision in Upholding Agreement to Arbitrate http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=853 4/9/2007 10:25:42 AM Fourth Circuit: Validity of Class Action Waiver Is a Procedural Question for the Arbitrator, Not a Gateway Issue for the Court http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=852 4/6/2007 8:46:02 AM Arbitration Agreement Governs Underlying Contract Rejected by Bankruptcy Debtor http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=838 4/5/2007 7:56:41 AM Kentucky Savings Statute Tolls Deadline for Challenging Arbitration Award http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=835 3/30/2007 2:01:32 PM Frivolous Challenge to Arbitration Award Triggers Sanctions http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=826 3/27/2007 7:19:26 AM Maryland Court "Stands Firm in the Majority" of Courts Upholding Class Action Waivers http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=825 3/26/2007 10:32:53 AM Court Rejects Unconscionability Challenge to Arbitrator?s Determination That Class-Wide Proceedings Were Unavailable http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=824 3/23/2007 7:00:38 AM California Court Finds That Husband Did Not Have Statutory Authority to Enter Arbitration Agreement on Wife's Behalf http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=813 3/22/2007 9:45:20 AM Second Circuit Precedent Allows Courts to Grant Provisional Remedies When International Arbitration Is Pending http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=812 3/21/2007 9:12:48 AM Court Finds That Arbitration Can Advance Policy Embodied by Antihazing Statute http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=811 3/20/2007 10:45:37 AM Employee Cannot Intervene in EEOC Enforcement Lawsuit If Discrimination Claims Are Subject to Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=810 3/16/2007 8:33:49 AM ADR Provision Remains in Force After Termination of Underlying Contract http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=809 3/15/2007 7:10:50 AM Florida Law Does Not Allow Interlocutory Appeal from Order Vacating Arbitration Award http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=791 3/14/2007 6:57:39 AM NASD Arbitration Rules Do Not Allow Class Action Waivers http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=790 3/13/2007 7:13:10 AM Florida Courts Remain Split on Who Decides Enforceability of Liability Limitations: Judge or Arbitrator? http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=788 3/9/2007 8:52:08 AM Broad Arbitration Clause Empowers Arbitrator to Decide All Disputes, Including Enforceability of Exculpatory Clause http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=764 3/8/2007 7:28:10 AM Arbitrator Decides Challenge to Underlying Contract Whenever FAA Governs Arbitration Clause http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=763 3/7/2007 6:55:37 AM Arbitrator Exceeded Powers by Awarding Treble Damages When Claimant Only Sought Actual Damages http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=762 3/5/2007 9:36:45 AM Core Bankruptcy Proceeding Disputes Are Arbitrable http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=744 2/27/2007 8:29:05 AM Arbitrator's Award Was Sufficiently Detailed to Satisfy the Parties' Agreement That the Arbitrator Must Issue a "Reasoned" Award http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=742 2/23/2007 7:26:35 AM California Federal Court Honors Choice-of-Law Provision and Upholds Class Action Waiver http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=721 2/22/2007 9:11:24 AM Non-Signatory to Arbitration Agreement Must Object to Jurisdiction Before Award Is Issued http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=723 2/22/2007 10:07:07 AM Arbitrators Exceeded Their Powers by Awarding Fees in Contravention of the Parties' Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=720 2/21/2007 6:54:58 AM Nonsignatories Under the Doctrine of Equitable Estoppel Enjoy FAA Right of Appeal http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=719 2/20/2007 7:14:45 AM Federal Court Treats "Infancy Doctrine" As a Question for the Court to Determine Existence of Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=718 2/19/2007 7:14:54 AM Eighth Circuit Upholds Arbitration Award over Public Policy Challenge http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=717 2/16/2007 8:52:51 AM Arbitration Agreement Continues in Effect After Expiration of Underlying Contract http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=701 2/15/2007 7:37:41 AM Fifth Circuit Holds That Arbitration Clause in Settlement Agreement Between Seaman and Employer Is Covered by FAA http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=698 2/15/2007 7:12:54 AM Court Rejects Unconscionability Challenge to Nursing Home Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=708 2/15/2007 8:14:44 AM Missouri Court: Motions to Compel Arbitration Will Not Be Granted Unless Served on Opposing Party Within a Reasonable Time http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=706 2/15/2007 8:06:52 AM Challenge to Arbitration Award Must Be Timely http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=705 2/15/2007 8:00:39 AM Court Orders Arbitration of Derivative Action Pursuant to Shareholders' Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=695 2/12/2007 7:08:36 AM Federal Court in Colorado Upholds Bar on Class-Wide Proceedings http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=694 2/9/2007 7:41:11 AM Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Agreement to Arbitrate Questions of Arbitrability http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=693 2/8/2007 7:11:43 AM Party Can Seek an Order Compelling Arbitration When Opposing Party Refuses to Arbitrate in Designated Locale http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=681 2/6/2007 10:43:16 AM Arbitrator Must Decide Whether a Party Has Waived Right to Arbitrate, Unless Alleged Waiver Is Based on Litigation Conduct http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=680 2/5/2007 9:57:19 AM Seventh Circuit: FAA Does Not Require Court to Stay Entire Case When Only Some Issues Are Subject to Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=679 2/2/2007 9:04:20 AM Texas Federal Court Overturns Arbitral Award Based on Parties' Agreement for a Heightened Standard of Review http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=664 2/1/2007 7:10:18 AM Limited Right of Modification Makes Arbitration Agreement Fair and Enforceable http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=663 1/31/2007 8:37:12 AM Challenge to Validity of the Contract As a Whole Must Go to the Arbitrator http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=662 1/30/2007 7:02:39 AM Receipt of Medicaid Payments Triggers Application of Federal Arbitration Act to Employment Dispute http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=661 1/29/2007 9:56:25 AM Sixth Circuit Concludes Arbitrators Did Not Exceed Powers and Upholds Summary Arbitration Award http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=660 1/26/2007 7:10:40 AM Fifth Circuit Upholds Finality of Arbitration by Rejecting Nondisclosure of Trivial Relationships As a Basis for Vacatur http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=635 1/25/2007 6:59:53 AM Individual Members of Group Health Plan Are Entitled to Arbitration Disclosures Required by California Law http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=634 1/24/2007 7:16:38 AM California Courts Are Split on Whether Opt-Out Provision with Delayed Consequences Ensures Enforceability of Class Action Waiver http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=631 1/19/2007 7:01:25 AM California Law Governing Attorney-Client Fee Disputes Preempts Binding Arbitration Under State Law, but May Not Under FAA http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=608 1/18/2007 8:04:26 AM Under Texas Law, Unconscionability Challenge to Arbitration Agreement Requires Proof of Procedural and Substantive Unconscionability http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=607 1/17/2007 7:27:46 AM California Courts Lack Authority to Order Mediation in Some Cases http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=605 1/15/2007 7:30:32 AM Workers' Compensation Claim Falls Within Employee's Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=601 1/12/2007 7:02:30 AM Oklahoma Supreme Court Diverges from Majority Rule in Holding That the FAA Did Not Apply to a Nursing Home's Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=583 1/11/2007 7:14:15 AM Court Cannot Proceed to Trial While Question of Arbitrability Is Under Appeal http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=582 1/10/2007 7:24:48 AM Texas Supreme Court Allows Nonsignatories to Claim Benefits of Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=581 1/9/2007 7:06:16 AM Arbitrator Can Exceed Powers by Committing an Error of Law http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=577 1/5/2007 7:51:13 AM Under California Law, Direct Expression of Binding Intent Is Necessary to Exempt Settlement Agreement from Mediation Confidentiality http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=564 1/4/2007 7:11:43 AM Mediated Settlement Terms Gave Party Enforceable Seven-Day Right of Revocation http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=563 1/3/2007 9:43:42 AM Fifth Circuit Reaffirms Pro-Arbitration Federal Policy and Upholds "Expansive" Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=541 12/21/2006 7:44:38 AM Georgia Supreme Court Holds That Prior Arbitration Award Has Res Judicata Effect http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=540 12/20/2006 9:49:42 AM Arbitration Moves Forward Even Though Claimant Invoked Right Against Self-Incrimination http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=539 12/19/2006 9:48:04 AM Inclusion of Person?s Name on Contract Did Not Alone Prove Assent to Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=538 12/18/2006 6:48:12 AM Ninth Circuit Splinters on Proper Application of Buckeye http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=537 12/15/2006 12:41:34 PM Louisiana Court Rejects Manifest Disregard of the Law as a Basis for Challenging Arbitration Awards http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=530 12/14/2006 6:46:01 AM Court Enforces Arbitration Agreement Absent Specific Evidence That Arbitration Costs Are Excessive and Deter Individual Claims http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=529 12/13/2006 7:46:31 AM Frivolous Challenge to Arbitration Award Triggers Sanctions http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=527 12/11/2006 6:45:07 AM No Amore for Italian Film Distributor Who Waived the Protections of a California Statute Governing International Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=503 12/7/2006 6:59:16 AM Despite Conflicting Procedures, Separate Arbitration Provisions Still Show Intent to Arbitrate http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=502 12/6/2006 7:00:49 AM Federal Court Upholds Credit Card Arbitration Agreement Formed by Change of Terms and Subsequent Use http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=501 12/5/2006 7:22:56 AM Courts Will Not Consider Allegations of Arbitrator Bias Until Award Is Issued http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=499 12/1/2006 7:13:44 AM Court Upholds Arbitration Award Finding Employer Liable for Discrimination http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=498 11/30/2006 7:08:33 AM Confidentiality Protections Apply to Hybrid Procedure Consisting of Arbitration and Mediation http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=485 11/28/2006 8:11:46 AM California Federal Court Stays Litigation While Ninth Circuit Decides Issue of Arbitral Class Waiver http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=484 11/27/2006 6:55:46 AM Lack of Evidence Is Fatal to Motion to Vacate an Arbitration Award http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=463 11/21/2006 7:02:34 AM Arbitrator Exceeds His Powers by Committing Legal Error http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=462 11/20/2006 6:52:07 AM California Court Errs by Holding Hearing After, Not Before, Motion to Compel Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=456 11/16/2006 7:05:18 AM Nonsignatory Must Arbitrate if Receiving Direct Benefits From the Underlying Contract http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=451 11/15/2006 6:42:25 AM Indiana Court Refuses to Follow FTC?s ?Unreasonable? Position on Arbitration of Warranty Claims http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=450 11/14/2006 7:07:48 AM FAA Preempts Nebraska Law Requiring Conspicuous Notice of Arbitration Clause http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=449 11/13/2006 7:08:41 AM Court Upholds Arbitration Agreement Formed by ?Clicking? Acceptance http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=437 11/8/2006 9:32:24 AM California Federal Court Upholds Arbitration Agreement Containing Class Action Waiver http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=436 11/7/2006 7:22:25 AM Broad Arbitration Clause Covering Future Timber Disputes Remains in Force Years After Harvest http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=415 11/1/2006 7:00:01 AM Individual Investor Recoups Losses at Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=413 10/30/2006 7:05:05 AM Florida Supreme Court Affirms Arbitrator?s Authority to Decide Timeliness Defenses http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=412 10/27/2006 7:29:50 AM Michigan Court Applies Rational Basis Test to Arbitrators? Award http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=397 10/26/2006 7:13:55 AM Arbitrators Have Full Authority to Grant Summary Judgment http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=396 10/25/2006 6:53:46 AM Thoroughbred Arbitration Award Has Racehorse Owner Out of Joint http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=394 10/24/2006 7:16:19 AM Arbitration Agreement Does Not Support Exercise of Personal Jurisdiction for a Lawsuit By a Nonsignatory http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=393 10/23/2006 9:03:13 AM Arbitration Agreements in Loan Documents Need to Exhibit Mutual Obligations to Arbitrate Claims http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=381 10/19/2006 8:20:02 AM Employee Prevails in Attempt to Submit Employment Dispute to Arbitration http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=371 10/18/2006 8:00:44 AM Court Strongly Endorses Use of Arbitration for Sarbanes-Oxley Employment Claims http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=370 10/17/2006 7:27:38 AM Tenth Circuit Holds That Continued Employment Constitutes Assent to Arbitration Agreement http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=369 10/16/2006 7:02:31 AM Illinois Supreme Court Supports Class Arbitration Waivers Where Consumers Can Opt Out or Have Affordable Arbitral Remedy http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=368 10/13/2006 7:12:50 AM Claims Related to Embezzlement at Law Firm Arbitrable Even With Questionable Litigation Carve Out http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=347 10/12/2006 8:05:37 AM California?s Mediation Confidentiality Rule Does Not Bar Evidence of Oral Settlement Agreement Reached at Mediation http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=345 10/10/2006 7:53:39 AM Arbitration of Fee Dispute and Res Judicata Bar Subsequent Malpractice Lawsuit by E Street Ex http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=344 10/9/2006 7:11:05 AM Confidentiality Agreement Protects Statement Made at Mediation http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=319 10/3/2006 7:02:27 AM Arbitration Agreement Survives Buyer?s Attempt to Undo the Sales Transaction and Covers Non-Signatory Collection Agency http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=298 9/28/2006 7:18:25 AM Arbitration Award Bars Subsequent RICO Action Under Doctrine of Res Judicata http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=297 9/27/2006 7:19:52 AM First Circuit: There Is No Manifest Disregard Unless the Arbitrator Expressly Disregards the Applicable Substantive Law http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=296 9/26/2006 6:51:35 AM Court May Modify Execution of Terms, but not Substance, of Foreign Arbitration Award http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=295 9/25/2006 7:22:23 AM Arbitrator Exceeded Authority by Awarding More Than Amount Requested http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=286 9/20/2006 3:57:17 PM Fifth Circuit Holds That Arbitration Clause in Insurance Policy Applies Only to Disputes Involving the Insurer, and Not Between Insureds http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=288 9/21/2006 6:46:24 AM Tennessee Court Follows ?Vast Majority of State and Federal Courts? by Upholding Waiver of Class-Wide Proceedings http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=278 9/15/2006 8:27:09 AM Federal Court Says National Arbitration Forum?s Arbitral Procedures Ensure the Selection of a Neutral Arbitrator http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=266 9/14/2006 7:34:45 AM Arbitrators With Specific Authority Can Issue Supplemental Awards, Says NJ Court http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=260 9/13/2006 7:27:01 AM Tenth Circuit: Federal Courts Have Authority to Order Arbitration Outside Their District http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=259 9/12/2006 6:50:35 AM Party Does Not Waive Right to Arbitrate by Filing Lawsuit Unless There is Prejudice to the Opposing Party http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=243 9/6/2006 7:33:21 AM In California, Parties Can Contract for Judicial Review of Arbitrator?s Misapplication of the Law By Using ?Magic Words? http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=242 9/5/2006 6:56:00 AM Parties? Submissions Expand Arbitrator?s Authority http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=241 9/1/2006 8:05:48 AM Alabama Supreme Court Says Arbitration Rules Must Provide For Award of Punitive Damages http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=228 8/31/2006 9:02:40 AM Arbitration Provides Consumers a Full Range of Legal Remedies http://www.adrforum.com/adr_CaseDetails.aspx?caseid=212 8/28/2006 7:14:49 AM