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Case of the Day: Badgerow v. Walters
The case of the day is Badgerow v. Walters (S. Ct. 2022). Denise Badgerow was a financial advisor who worked for REJ Properties. REJ was run by Greg Walters and others. Badgerow, whose employment contract had an arbitration clause, brought an arbitration against Walters under federal law and state law for wrongful termination. The arbitrators……
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Case of the Day: Process & Industrial Developments v. Nigeria
The DC Circuit affirms the denial of Nigeria’s motion to dismiss in the Process & Industrial Developments case. Continue Reading Case of the Day: Process & Industrial Developments v. Nigeria
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Case of the Day: CLMS Management Services v. Amwins Brokerage
Does the McCarran-Ferguson Act “reverse preempt” federal law when it requires arbitration of an insurance dispute? Continue Reading Case of the Day: CLMS Management Services v. Amwins Brokerage
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Gary Born’s Critique of the Choice of Court Agreement Convention Misses the Mark
Gary Born has published a series of posts not just critiquing the HCCH 2005 Choice of Court Convention, but urging states not to ratify it, or to denounce it if they have already joined. Born’s first three posts were published in June on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog, where he also published two follow-up posts. Born’s……
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More Servotronics Action
Back in March 2020, the Fourth Circuit issued a decision in the Servotronics case, holding that courts had the power, under § 1782, to order discovery in aid of a private international arbitration outside the United States. Continue Reading More Servotronics Action