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Increasing Enforceability of Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Wills and Trusts

A hot issue percolating among the states is whether a clause in a will or trust requiringalternative dispute resolution — usually arbitration — should be enforced by the courts. While initially courts ...
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Ninth Circuit ruling bolsters enforcement of online arbitration clauses

The Ninth Circuit’s unpublished decision in Shanahan v. IXL Learning, Inc. could make it easier for companies to enforce arbitration clauses in online terms and conditions. The court found that ...
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Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses in NJ Developer Purchase Agreements

When disputes arise between developers and purchasers, it is important to ensure that the developer’s preferred forum of dispute resolution is enforceable in the purchase contract. In particular, ...
JD Supra

Ninth Circuit Makes Arbitration Easier: Shanahan v. IXL Learning, Inc.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Shanahan v. IXL Learning, Inc. Though unpublished, ...
Law

Enforceability of Arbitration Provisions in Commercial Agreements

Arbitration remains a prominent method for dispute resolution outside of the formal judicial system. As a substitute to litigation, the arbitration process is intended to provide a final disposition ...
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Employer can’t enforce arbitration agreement manager never signed, 5th Circuit holds

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building, location of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in New Orleans, ...
The National Law Review

Texas District Court Deems Arbitration Agreement Enforceable

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MD high court grants review of protective order, consumer arbitration cases

The Maryland Supreme Court last week agreed to take up two civil cases focusing on a final protective order and on the enforceability of a consumer arbitration agreement. Both cases will be heard ...
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California Appeals Court Ruling Provides Guidance on Arbitration Agreement Enforceability Under FAA

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Update: Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Workers/Consumers Lose 5-4 at SCOTUS Inc.

The case is mostly on the issue of whether a part of the arbitration clause that said that any disputes over the enforceability of the arbitration clause have to be resolved in arbitration. Basically ...
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Dogecoin arbitration dispute hits high court

After releasing the remaining opinions of the term and Tuesday’s list of orders, the justices will be on summer recess through the end of September. (J Main via Shutterstock) In their second case this ...
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Section 9 or emergency arbitration? A practitioner's guide to choosing the right weapon

PM on a Friday. The counter-party is moving funds. Closing is Monday. There are 72 hours until "the clock" stops the world. Your ...