West Virginia’s highest court acknowledged just weeks ago that a state statute, which nullified any nursing home resident’s waiver of his or her right to a court action, is preempted by the FAA. Brown v. Genesis Healthcare Corp., et al, __ S.E.2d ___, 2011 WL 2611327 (W. Va. June 29, 2011). More interesting, however,
Liz Kramer
Liz Kramer current serves as Minnesota's Solicitor General. Previously, she was a partner at Stinson Leonard Street and the founder of the award-winning blog, ArbitrationNation.
We Are Becoming an Arbitration Nation
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The AAA just reported that 143,349 cases were filed with it in 2010. JAMS reports that approximately 10,000 cases are filed with it each year.
There were 190,543 new civil cases filed with all the U.S. District Courts in 2010.
In short, two of the largest ADR providers are currently handling almost as many civil…