top of page
Search
blamlaw
Nov 29, 20222 min read
Non-signatories Sometimes Bound to Arbitrate
The Fifth Circuit and the Texas Supreme Court have held that whether a non-signatory is bound by an arbitration agreement is to be...
5 views0 comments
blamlaw
Aug 29, 20223 min read
Herculen Task Meeting Sky High Standard to Set Aside Arbitration Award
In Warfield v Icon Advisors, Inc. 26 F.4th 666 (Fourth Circuit, February 24, 2022), the arbitrators gave no explanation how they...
6 views0 comments
blamlaw
Aug 5, 20223 min read
Court Review of Arbitration Awards
Putting “bottom line up front,” the first paragraph of a recent Eleventh Circuit decision begins: Long story, short: if you want certain...
5 views0 comments
blamlaw
Jul 27, 20222 min read
Prejudice Necessary for Waiver of Arbitration in Texas Court?
Recently the United States Supreme Court held a party does not have to show prejudice to establish that an opposing party has waived its...
4 views0 comments
blamlaw
Jul 7, 20221 min read
Increase in Number of Workers Subject to Arbitration
January 16, 2022 Alex Colvin, Dean of the Industrial & Labor Relations School at Cornell University has found that more than one-half...
1 view0 comments
blamlaw
Jun 16, 20221 min read
FINRA Proposed Rule Ends Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Claims
FINRA has proposed a change to the Code of Arbitration Procedure to give employees the right to take sexual harassment and sexual assault...
4 views0 comments
blamlaw
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Airline Baggage Handlers Exempt from Mandatory Arbitration
Latrice Saxon sued Southwest Airlines in court alleging Southwest failed to properly pay overtime wages to ramp supervisors. She is a...
1 view0 comments
blamlaw
May 31, 20222 min read
United States Supreme Court Holds Waiver Of Arbitration Rights Does Not Require Showing Of Prejudice
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court holds a party does not have to show prejudice to establish that an opposing party has waived...
1 view0 comments
blamlaw
May 27, 20222 min read
FINRA proposal to accelerate arbitration case processing in some circumstances
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, “FINRA” operates the largest arbitration forum in the United States for the resolution of...
1 view0 comments
blamlaw
May 21, 20221 min read
No Meeting of the Mind to Arbitrate
Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code §171.021 provides in part that when a party denies the existence of an agreement to arbitrate, the...
3 views0 comments
blamlaw
May 17, 20221 min read
Two Recent Fifth Circuit Opinions Deny Arbitration of Disputes
A pipeline-inspection firm hired some inspectors, The employment agreement contained an arbitration provision. The firm sent the...
12 views0 comments
blamlaw
May 13, 20222 min read
Electronic Signature Creates Binding Agreement To Arbitrate
The Texas Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) sets forth procedures to make electronic signatures on digital contracts enforceable...
2 views0 comments
blamlaw
May 13, 20221 min read
Browsing a Website May Be Sufficient to Create an Agreement To Arbitrate
Contracts are increasingly signed electronically, with an online click for every kind of transaction imaginable—from simple, everyday...
0 views0 comments
blamlaw
May 10, 20221 min read
Post-judgment Interest on Judgment Confirming Arbitration Award
First National Capital, LLC won an award in arbitration against Bluestone Resources, Inc. and sought confirmation of the award including...
17 views0 comments
blamlaw
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Disputes
Dean of the ILR School at Cornell University Alvin Colvin has found that more than one-half of all workers are now subject to mandatory...
4 views0 comments
blamlaw
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Causes
On March 3, 2022 President Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. This law...
3 views0 comments
bottom of page