The lawyers who sought to disqualify their opposing counsel during a pending arbitration must have been giddy when they drew Judge Shira Scheindlin of the Southern District of New York as their judge. Judge Scheindlin, who is famously tough on unscrupulous lawyers, did not disappoint. She went out of her way to exercise jurisdiction over
Appealing Arbitration Decisions
The Arbitrator Finds The Contract Invalid. Now What?
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What is an arbitrator to do after concluding that the parties’ entire agreement — the same agreement that authorized the arbitration proceeding — is invalid? That is the question that the California Court of Appeal addressed this week. The California court ruled that the arbitrator was authorized to reach a decision on the merits of…
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…