Arbitration and ADR: The National Law Review Page 7

For the latest news, stories, and information on alternative dispute resolution (ADR), arbitration meetings, and court-ordered mediation between parties, the National Law Review provides readers with a source of information online. Biding adversarial proceedings and non-binding voluntary procedures, which are heard in front of a neutral third party, are discussed under the National Law Review’s ADR coverage and rules and regulations pertaining to this source of conflict resolution are analyzed by the team of legal experts at the National Law Review.

Coverage includes the examination of different arbitration agreement rulings, at the federal and state level. Arbitration agreements, both in employment and otherwise, and arbitrator awards, in cases relating to business organizations and disputes, are also covered on the site. Arbitration related to sexual harassment lawsuits in the workplace are extremely common today; readers can learn about binding and non-binding terms, and how employees can defeat these arbitration clauses when filing a lawsuit against their company or C-level executive in their organization, on the National Law Review site. Compulsory arbitration clauses in agreements relating to major corporations, shareholder agreements, or multinational agreements, are covered on the National Law Review. These agreements, from industries including employment disputes, consumer class action lawsuits, and franchise agreements, are among the different topics, news, and stories, which visitors will read about on the National Law Review website.

Litigation which arises out of binding arbitration agreements in the workplace, clauses which parties can’t agree upon when creating a new contract, or dealings between companies in different jurisdictions which go awry, are among the different topics which the National Law Review covers, in relation to ADR and arbitration law. Visitors will read stories that arise in the United States, across borders, and between multinational organizations, when visiting the National Law Review, for coverage on this area of law.

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Date	Title	Organization
28 Feb	Active Preparation Leads to Better Mediation Results	Foley & Lardner LLP
27 Feb	U.S. Supreme Court to Take Up Independent Contractor Arbitration Case	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
27 Feb	Attorneys General Seek to Ban Mandatory Arbitration for Workplace Sexual Harassment	Ballard Spahr LLP
26 Feb	SEC Issues New Cybersecurity Disclosure Guidance for Public Companies	Murtha Cullina
26 Feb	Your Arbitration Is Not Yet Filed, But Attachment in Aid of That Arbitration May Be Available	Mintz
26 Feb	Dispute Resolution Provisions that Dissuade Intransigent Debtors and Empower Creditors	Baker Botts LLP
20 Feb	Attorneys General Support Ending Arbitration of Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims	Murtha Cullina
16 Feb	South Carolina Surety Law Update	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
13 Feb	Oh, And One More Thing . . . Issuing A Subpoena For Documents Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 Also Requires Personal Jurisdiction Over The Subpoena Target	Mintz
9 Feb	Massachusetts Legislature Considers Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Claims	Proskauer Rose LLP
7 Feb	Important Considerations in Selecting the Right Mediator	Foley & Lardner LLP
6 Feb	A Belated Judicial Determination Regarding Whether a Party Is Bound By An Arbitration Agreement Requires a “De Novo” Proceeding	Mintz
2 Feb	FINRA Proposes Rule Change To Provide Additional Hearing Options for Parties in Certain Arbitrations	Katten
2 Feb	CFPB seeks comments on its administrative enforcement proceedings	Ballard Spahr LLP
1 Feb	A First in the Second (Circuit): On Remand, District Court Breaks New Ground by Vacating Arbitrator’s Class Certification Award	K&L Gates
31 Jan	An Employer’s Notice to Employees of a Mandatory Arbitration Program May be Insufficient Basis to Compel Arbitration	Mintz
23 Jan	The ICC’s Expedited Procedure- How can Latin America Benefit?	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
22 Jan	Michigan Court of Appeals Clarifies That the Offer of Judgment Rule Applies to a Judgment Entered on an Arbitration Award	Dickinson Wright PLLC
9 Jan	A PAGA case cannot stand without standing: Court of Appeal affirms trial court’s dismissal of PAGA action after the plaintiff settles his individual Labor Code claims in arbitration.	Jackson Lewis P.C.
5 Jan	Singapore International Arbitration Centre Issues Proposal to Consolidate Certain Proceedings	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
7 Dec	Sexual Harassment Claims Put Non-Disclosure and Arbitration Agreements Under Scrutiny, Resulting in a Flurry of Legislative Action	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
6 Dec	Dispute Resolution Options Post-Brexit	McDermott Will & Emery
6 Dec	Missouri Supreme Court Punts Two Lawsuits in a Row, on Direct Flights to Arbitration	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
6 Dec	Mediating harassment complaints, Part 2 – the view from Westminster	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
23 Nov	Supreme Court Rules that Debt Under a Letter of Credit is Situated Where the Debtor is Resident.	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
20 Nov	The ICC’s New Brazil Office and The Success of the ICC Miami Conference: A Sign of Things to Come for ICC Arbitration in Latin America?	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
15 Nov	CFPB Finally Acknowledges Arbitration Rule “Has No Force or Effect”	Ballard Spahr LLP
13 Nov	Director Cordray criticizes CRA override of CFPB arbitration rule	Ballard Spahr LLP
13 Nov	Extension of Fiduciary Rule Transition Period Likely Official End of November	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
13 Nov	Supreme Court Again Declines to Review Ruling that Courts Determine Availability of Classwide Arbitration	K&L Gates
3 Nov	President Signs Congressional Resolution Overturning CFPB Arbitration Rule	K&L Gates
2 Nov	Behavioral Advertising Company That Dropped “Zombie” Cookies Can’t Use Verizon’s Arbitration Clause To Avoid Class Action Lawsuit	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
31 Oct	Cordray’s Letter to President Trump Distorts Impact of Arbitration Rule	Ballard Spahr LLP
31 Oct	Waymo LLC v. Uber Tech: More Bumps in the Road for Uber along the Trade Secret Highway	McDermott Will & Emery
30 Oct	Pivot to Arbitration: China Embraces Arbitration to Promote Investment	Proskauer Rose LLP
27 Oct	Senate Joins House in Resolution Overturning CFPB Arbitration Rule; President Trump is Likely to Sign	K&L Gates
26 Oct	Senate Votes to Overturn CFPB Arbitration Rule	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
25 Oct	Title IX and Resolution of Complaints by Mediation	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
23 Oct	Treasury Department Report Eviscerates CFPB Arbitration Rule	Ballard Spahr LLP
23 Oct	FOS Decisions are not Arbitral Awards	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
21 Oct	Two Key China Food Packaging Standards Now In Effect	Keller and Heckman LLP
20 Oct	Finance Industry Seeks to Preliminarily Enjoin CFPB Arbitration Rule	Ballard Spahr LLP
19 Oct	Confidentiality Agreements in Reinsurance Arbitrations	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
16 Oct	EPA Issues Proposal to Repeal the Clean Power Plan	Bracewell LLP
12 Oct	Court Compels Arbitration of TCPA Claims Due to Broad Arbitration Agreement with Survival Clause	Faegre Drinker
10 Oct	Business Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Challenge CFPB Arbitration Rule	Foley & Lardner LLP
6 Oct	Recent Czech Supreme Court Decision Threatens Effective Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
5 Oct	When to Mediate and Why	Foley & Lardner LLP
3 Oct	SCOTUS Weighs Class Action Waivers in Employment Agreements	Ballard Spahr LLP
3 Oct	Document Discovery From Non-Parties in Commercial Arbitration: Availability and Practical Considerations	Mintz
2 Oct	Details, Details, Details	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
2 Oct	Industry Coalition Challenges CFPB Arbitration Rule in Court	Covington & Burling LLP
2 Oct	Litigating SOX Whistleblower Claims - Chapter 8	Zuckerman Law
2 Oct	New California Law Seeks To Root Out Juror Bias, But What Would Calvin H. Higbie Say?	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
29 Sep	In a Stunning Rebuke to CFPB, OCC Finds Arbitration Rule Will Significantly Increase Cost of Consumer Credit	Ballard Spahr LLP
27 Sep	CFPB Issues Arbitration Rule Small Entity Compliance Guide	Ballard Spahr LLP
25 Sep	Ninth Circuit Deems Amazon’s Conditions of Use Enforceable, Plaintiff’s Deceptive Pricing Claims Arbitrable	Faegre Drinker
25 Sep	Arbitrator Awards $40 Million in Gender and Sexual Orientation Case	Foley & Lardner LLP
18 Sep	$40 Million Arbitration Award in Gender Employment Discrimination Case	Zuckerman Law
15 Sep	Senator Warren’s Numbers Don’t Add Up	Ballard Spahr LLP
12 Sep	Should You Mediate Your Family-Owned Business Dispute?	Murtha Cullina
11 Sep	California Court of Appeal Concludes That a Collective Bargaining Agreement Can Waive an Employee’s Right to Bring Statutory Claims in a Judicial Forum	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
6 Sep	Enforcing Arbitration Provisions In Bankruptcy Cases – Another Court Weighs In	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
29 Aug	Mother Nature Is Tough – How About Your Contracts?	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
29 Aug	Court Of Appeal Holds That Claims To Recover Wages Under Labor Code Section 558 Brought Through The Private Attorneys General Act May Be Arbitrated	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
28 Aug	On-line Arbitration Agreements: A Tale of Two “Click Wraps”	Mintz
24 Aug	Second Circuit Issues Important Decision Regarding Online Contract Formation and Arbitration Agreements	Faegre Drinker
16 Aug	What In-House Counsel Need To Know About Their Form Arbitration Clauses – Ten Foundation Questions	Mintz
11 Aug	S.D.N.Y. Dismisses Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Claim Because Retaliation Claims Were Already Arbitrated	Proskauer Rose LLP
7 Aug	Who Has the Authority to Order Class Arbitration? Eighth Circuit Weighs In	Polsinelli PC
2 Aug	Another appellate court weighs in on class action waivers	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
2 Aug	U.S. Supreme Court Again Upholds Arbitration Clauses	Much Shelist, P.C.
1 Aug	Is “Class Arbitration” an Oxymoron — a Shoe Drops in the Second Circuit	Mintz
31 Jul	Are There Alternatives to Traditional Divorce?	Stark & Stark
29 Jul	When the Court Picks Your Arbitrator	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
19 Jul	CFPB Proposed Rule on Consumer Finance Arbitration: Request for Comments	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
14 Jul	Christmas in July for Plaintiffs Bar—CFPB Arbitration Rule to Take Effect	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
14 Jul	The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Adopts New Rule Barring Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
13 Jul	CFPB Finalizes Arbitration Prohibition Rule; Showdown With Congress Looms	Jones Walker LLP
13 Jul	Another Day, Another Regulation: A Summary and Description of the CFPB’s Arbitration Rule	Vedder Price
12 Jul	What Real Estate Settlement Service and Other Consumer Financial Services Providers Need to Know About the CFPB’s Final Arbitration Rule	Foley & Lardner LLP
10 Jul	The Spectre That Haunts Motions to Compel Arbitration: Venue	Mintz
10 Jul	The DOJ’s Evolving View of the Interplay Between the Federal Arbitration Act and the National Labor Relations Act	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
30 Jun	U.S. Companies Encouraged to Submit Public Comments on Free Trade Agreements, Bilateral Investment Treaties, and Preferential Trade Programs	Polsinelli PC
24 Jun	Mandated Individual Arbitration in the Employment Context: The Debate over Federal Legislation's Impact on Employee Rights, The Real Consequences, and the Need for Supreme Court Action	Seton Hall University School of Law
23 Jun	Should I Have an Arbitration Clause in My Construction Contract?	Stark & Stark
23 Jun	Class Action Waiver Update: Will a Switch in Time Persuade Nine?	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
22 Jun	U.S. DOJ Files Brief Supporting Arbitration Agreements That Bar Employee Class Actions	Holland & Hart LLP
21 Jun	Venezuela Mines for a Reversal in Federal Appeals Court	Proskauer Rose LLP
21 Jun	Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards in the U.S. – Could a Court Abstain Due To “Inconvenience”?	Mintz
19 Jun	Return of Arbitration to Road Construction Disputes in Poland	K&L Gates
16 Jun	Retirees Proceed to Arbitration Over Slashed Benefits	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
15 Jun	UBER Arbitration Pact Tossed	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
15 Jun	‘Let’s Get Ready To Rumble!’ Class Action Waiver Battle Kicks Off At Supreme Court	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
7 Jun	First Circuit Applies FAA Transportation Worker Exception to Independent Contractors	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
30 May	Sixth Circuit Joins Two Sister Circuits In Holding That Class Action Waivers In Employment Arbitration Agreements Violate National Labor Relations Act	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
25 May	Good News for Businesses Relying on Arbitration Agreements	Polsinelli PC
23 May	State Supreme Courts Continue to Try to Chip Away at FAA Preemption; The United States Supreme Court Is Not Amused	Mintz
22 May	U.S. Supreme Court Says: We Mean It--You Can’t Single Out Arbitration Agreements for Disfavored Treatment	Foley & Lardner LLP
16 May	Supreme Court Confirms Federal Arbitration Act’s Broad Preemption of State Law	Faegre Drinker
15 May	Divorce Arbitration – How it Works and Why it’s Right	Stark & Stark
11 May	Company Breached Arbitration Agreement by Refusing to Pay Arbitration Expenses	Faegre Drinker
11 May	New Jersey Appeals Court Interprets AIA Arbitration Provision	Faegre Drinker
10 May	Shouldn't You Be Using Arbitration Agreements to Reduce Costs of Litigation and Risk of Class Action Claims?	Foley & Lardner LLP
8 May	Only in America: Controversy Concerning Federal Jurisdiction Over Motions to Confirm, Vacate, or Modify Arbitral Awards	Mintz
3 May	Arbitration Clauses Extending to Non-Signatory Affiliates: Are They Enforceable?	Proskauer Rose LLP
2 May	District Courts in Third Circuit Enforce Waivers of Class and Collective Arbitration	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
1 May	Solicitor General Reviewing Government’s Position in Class Action Waivers Cases	Jackson Lewis P.C.
26 Apr	Promotion Discrimination Cases, Arbitration, and Supreme Court	Zuckerman Law
20 Apr	New Jersey State Courts Continue to Scrutinize Arbitration Agreements	Faegre Drinker
19 Apr	Precluded By Issue Preclusion From Enforcing Reinsurance Arbitration Clause	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
17 Apr	Is “Class Arbitration” an Oxymoron?	Mintz
12 Apr	Chancery Court Considers Who Should Decide Whether Certain Disputes Are Arbitrable — The Court Or An Arbitrator Selected By The Parties?	K&L Gates
12 Apr	NABL’s Model Issue Price Certificates – Some Observations	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
12 Apr	Private Arbitration Agreements which Prohibit Public Injunctive Relief Violate Public Policy and are Unenforceable Under California Law	Foley & Lardner LLP
11 Apr	California High Court Weighs In On Arbitration, Again	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
11 Apr	Dancing On Their Own: California Supreme Court’s Decision in McGill v. Citibank, N.A. that Class Action Waivers Do Not Apply to Claims for Public Injunctive Relief under California’s Consumer Protection Laws	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
11 Apr	In California, Statutory Right To Seek Public Injunctive Relief Is Unwaivable	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
10 Apr	California Supreme Court: Arbitration Agreements Must Permit Public Injunctive Relief	Faegre Drinker
10 Apr	A Primer for Enforcement in the U.S. of Foreign-Issued Arbitration Awards (Courtesy of the Second Circuit)	Mintz
9 Apr	The California Supreme Court’s Decision in McGill v. Citibank, N.A. that Class Action Waivers Do Not Apply to Claims for Public Injunctive Relief under California’s Consumer Protection Laws	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
4 Apr	Relationship? What Relationship?: Evident Partiality and Arbitrator Disclosure	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
3 Apr	Powers of a District Court to Grant Interim Relief After Compelling Arbitration of All Claims Before It	Mintz
27 Mar	Mandatory vs. Permissive Arbitration Clauses: Survey of Laws of Other Common Law Countries	Mintz
24 Mar	Presentation Matters When Seeking to Compel Arbitration in Consumer Class Actions	Polsinelli PC
23 Mar	Arizona Courts Continue to Favor Arbitration: Gullett v. Kindred Nursing	Dickinson Wright PLLC
22 Mar	First Rule Of Fight Club: Expert Use In International Arbitration	IMS Consulting & Expert Services
20 Mar	Arbitration Agreement That Attempts to Skew Statutory Arbitration Scheme Is Void as Against Public Policy	Mintz
20 Mar	UK Supreme Court Clarifies English Curial Powers to Impose Security Payments in Enforcement of New York Convention Arbitral Awards	McDermott Will & Emery
17 Mar	Congress Considers Limiting Pre-dispute Arbitration Agreements in the Employment Context	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
17 Mar	Summary of Interest Arbitrators' Awards Since Act 10	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
16 Mar	Delaware Chancery Court Confirms Broad Arbitration Clauses Cover Questions of Substantive Arbitrability	K&L Gates
10 Mar	Revised International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Rules Go into Effect	Proskauer Rose LLP
10 Mar	Is Your Dispute, Subject to Arbitration Under Your Franchise Agreement, Going to be Litigated in Court?	Dickinson Wright PLLC
10 Mar	Arbitrator Abused Discretion, New Jersey High Court Rules, Ordering Case Reviewed by New Arbitrator	Jackson Lewis P.C.
9 Mar	Don’t Assume PAGA Claims Not Arbitrable: Ninth Circuit Reverses Order Denying Motion To Compel Arbitration (California Private Attorneys General Act)	Jackson Lewis P.C.
7 Mar	Court Rulings That Changed Agency and Distributorship Law in the Dominican Republic	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
6 Mar	Class Is in Session: Supreme Court to Decide Future of Class Waiver Arbitration Clauses	Vedder Price
2 Mar	New Jersey Court Strikes Down ‘Ambiguous’ Jury-Waiver Agreement	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
2 Mar	Enforcement of International Arbitration Award in Non-New York Convention Country	Mintz
28 Feb	New Jersey Appellate Decision May Prompt Employers to Seek Jury Waivers Instead of Arbitration Agreements	Faegre Drinker
24 Feb	Does the Show Stop For Appeal After a Court Compels Arbitration? The Federal Circuit Courts Are Split	Mintz
23 Feb	Mediation With Bite – giving your dispute resolution process some teeth	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
20 Feb	Third Party Funding For Arbitration in Hong Kong	K&L Gates
1 Feb	Foreign Arbitral Awards: Stars Align As Second Circuit Limits Orion	Polsinelli PC
1 Feb	Third-Party Funding of International Arbitration is Now a Go in Singapore	K&L Gates
31 Jan	Employers Hold Their Collective Breath re the Enforceability of “Class Action” Waivers in Arbitration Agreements — Supreme Court to Part the Clouds this Term	Mintz
26 Jan	Arbitration Is Back on the Docket: The Supreme Court to Review the Enforceability of Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements	K&L Gates
24 Jan	National Taxpayer Advocate 2016 Report – IRS Appeals and Alternative Dispute Resolution	McDermott Will & Emery
21 Jan	When An Arbitration Clause Sounds Permissive But Is Not — Does “May” Really Mean “Must”?	Mintz