Summary The 2018-2019 State Budget, which was signed into law in April 2018 by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, contained several significant provisions addressing workplace sexual harassment, including […]
Fifth Circuit Joins Other Circuit Courts in Holding that Class Arbitration Is a Gateway Issue for Courts—Not Arbitrators—to Decide
Summary On July 22, 2019, in 20/20 Communications, Inc. v. Crawford, 2019 WL 3281412 (5th Cir. July 22, 2019), the Fifth Circuit held that class arbitration is a gateway […]
AB 51 Update: Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction, Enjoining California Law Restricting Mandatory Arbitration Agreements as Condition of Employment
Judge Mueller of the Eastern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction enjoining Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”), California’s recent legislation prohibiting employers from requiring mandatory arbitration […]
Updated: Supreme Court to Clarify Which Workers Can Avoid Arbitration
The Supreme Court has ruled that employers cannot compel arbitration of claims brought by employees working as last-mile delivery drivers, clarifying an exception to the scope of an […]
UPC ADR: Arbitration, Mediation and Expert Determination | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
The Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) forms part of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Its rules of operation are available here. It operates independently, but carries out […]
How AI has supercharged dispute resolution and arbitration
The use of arbitration as an alternative to litigation has been rising for a while now. Fueled by favorable U.S. Supreme Court rulings and long delays in the […]
AB 51 Update: Ninth Circuit Issues Final Decision Striking Down California Ban on Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
The Ninth Circuit upheld the District Court’s injunction against enforcement of California Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”), a law that prohibited employers from requiring mandatory arbitration agreements as […]
Second Circuit Upholds the Enforceability of an Arbitration Filing Deadline, and Finds Litigants Cannot Evade Arbitral Confidentiality Rules in Court Filings
On August 4, 2023, in In re IBM Arbitration Agreement Litigation, the Second Circuit upheld an arbitration agreement that required employees to arbitrate any claims arising from their […]
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[PODCAST] Mass Arbitration Series, Part 2: JAMS’ Process | JAMS
The latest Arbitration Acumen Podcast episode features a conversation with James P. Duffy IV of Bracewell LLP and Elizabeth Carter, senior vice president of operations at JAMS and […]
Supreme Court to Clarify Which Workers Can Avoid Arbitration
The Supreme Court will hear a decision examining the scope of an exemption from the Federal Arbitration Act with potentially significant ramifications. * * * On October 20, 2025, the […]