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Ballard Spahr LLP: Arbitration Enforcement Trend Continues At Supreme Court
Posted on 24 Feb 2012 by Ballard Spahr LLP

By the Consumer Financial Services Group For the fourth time in less than a year, the U.S. Supreme Court has championed the "emphatic federal policy in favor of arbitral dispute resolution" and vacated a state appellate court's decision... Read More

Tags: FAA , Inc. v. Brown , arbitration agreements , personal injury , wrongful death , Federal Arbitration Act , Litigation , arbitral dispute resolution , Nursing Homes , Marmet Health Care Center , U.S. Supreme Court , West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Class Action Waiver, Arbitration Agreements, And The American Express Litigation
Posted on 24 Jul 2012 by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

By Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Excerpt: On February 1, 2012, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided In re American Express Merchants' Litigation , No. 06-1871-cv, (2d Cir. Feb. 1, 2012) (" AMEX III ") [ an enhanced... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , Sherman Act , American Express , Clayton Act , Second Circuit , arbitration agreements , credit card companies , Green Tree Financial Corp.-Alabama v. Randolph , class action , Litigation , class action waiver , Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l Corp. , In re American Express Merchants' Litigation