In a recent case, the U.S. Supreme Court held that contracts of employment, which waive the rights of employees to pursue litigation in court, and provide for arbitration of all employment disputes, are enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act FAA for employees in all industries except transportation. Although the Supreme...
From the executive summary: ‘Today, a large percentage of the United States workforce is covered by some sort of Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR or arbitration agreement. Mandatory arbitration is a rapidly growing, dynamic area of employment law that provides many opportunities for creative employers. The paper reviews the legal trends...
In its recently completed term, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, reached a decision that is certain to have a significant effect on the enforcement of mandatory arbitration agreements in the non-union employment setting. Agreeing with the overwhelming majority of Circuit Courts of Appeals, the Supreme Court...
In one of the first cases to examine the enforceability of arbitration clauses, judges on the Missouri Supreme Court did not seem swayed by the arguments of a nursing home that includes the agreements in its admission contracts. Beverly Manor, whose parent company operates dozens of...
In one of the first cases to examine the enforceability of arbitration clauses, judges on the Missouri Supreme Court did not seem swayed by the arguments of a nursing home that includes the agreements in its admission contracts. Beverly Manor, whose parent company operates dozens of...
Frontera Resources Corporation (London StockExchange, AIM Market - Symbol: FRR; OTCQX Market, U.S.A. - Symbol: FRTE),an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, todayannounced that on October 24, 2008, it had received a favorable ruling inits arbitration with GAC Energy Company and GAC International Holdings Ltd(collectively "GAC"). The...
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR) today announced that the Arbitration Panel from the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce has issued an interim order in the arbitration proceedings relating to Amkor's license agreement with Tessera, Inc. The Panel found that most...
- Amkor Found in Material Breach of License Agreement - - Tessera Awarded Monetary Damages for Amkor's Use of Tessera's Patents - SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Tessera Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRA) announced that the arbitration panel in Tessera, Inc.'s contractual dispute with Amkor Technology, Inc. has...
IT is good news today for Kirklees Council workers after their employers agreed to the early introduction of a 2.45% pay award. Thousands felt passionately enough about it when they went on strike in July, causing some schools, leisure facilities and libraries to be closed down, while recycling...
Distripress Congress: NewspaperDirectInc. announced that the International Center for Dispute Resolution of theAmerican Arbitration Association AAA has ruled in NewspaperDirect's caseagainst ToDaily Victory Interactive Media SA. The AAA has found ToDailyliable for damages and has issued the Final Award in favor ofNewspaperDirect. On March 16, 2007, NewspaperDirect suspended its content...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Arbitration Ross v. American Express Co. 06-4598-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The plaintiffs appeal from the district court's order holding that the...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Arbitration Ross v. American Express Co. 06-4598-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The plaintiffs appeal from the district court's...
The City of Philadelphia settled the last of its four municipal-employee contracts yesterday when an arbitration panel awarded a one-year contract to firefighters. Each of the four unions has reached one-year deals, which Mayor Nutter said he sought to give him time to focus on finding solutions to fast-growing pension...
LA PAZ AFP — The Bolivian government announced late Friday an agreement to buy all shares owned by the British company Ashmore Energy International in the local gas pipeline company Transredes. The deal followed leftist President Evo Morales' decision in June to nationalize the pipeline, which had led...
NEW YORK -- The baseball players' union says it has found evidence teams acted in concert against signing Barry Bonds but it reached an agreement with the commissioner's office to delay the filing of any grievance. The union expressed concern in May about the lack of offers...
Investor claims unfair treatment in relation to revocation of authority to operate outfitting business on rivers in Quebec NEW YORK, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- New York City-based Law Offices of Brett G. Canna, P.C. announced today that on behalf of its clients, William Greiner and Malbaie River...
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V. announced today that Grupo Modelo, its controlling shareholders, and its subsidiary, Diblo, S.A. de C.V., have filed a notice of arbitration against Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., Anheuser-Busch International, Inc. and Anheuser-Busch International Holdings, Inc. The arbitration relates...
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InBev (Euronext: INB) today commented on the arbitration proceeding initiated against Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries with respect to the 1993 investment agreement between Grupo Modelo S.A.B. de C.V (BMV: GMODELOC), Anheuser-Busch International Holdings, Inc. and certain other parties....
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. said today that it believes there is no merit to the claims by Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: GMODELOC), Diblo S.A. de C.V. and the Grupo Modelo Series A shareholders in the notice of arbitration filed today against...
A metro-area car dealer wants a possible class action lawsuit against it arbitrated. Attorneys for Lee's Summit Honda filed a notice with the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District last week. The dealership seeks to reverse a ruling by Jackson County Circuit Judge Jack Grate, who late...
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