The Alabama Supreme Court has followed the Eighth Circuit’s lead, concluding that when the parties agree to arbitrate pursuant to the AAA Rules, they have clearly and unmistakably authorized the arbitrator to determine who is bound by that arbitration agreement. Federal Ins. Co. v. Reedstrom, __ So. 3d __, 2015 WL 9264282 (Ala.
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5th Circuit Vacates Arbitration Award Conducted By Wrong Arbitrator Under Wrong Rules
By Liz Kramer on
Let’s say your arbitration agreement calls for arbitration administered by JAMS under JAMS rules, but the arbitrator is independent and applies AAA rules, over one party’s objection. A new decision from the Fifth Circuit says that is enough to vacate the resulting award.
In Poolre Insurance Corp. v. Organizational Strategies, Inc., __ F.3d__, 2015 WL…