As the nation’s courts wrestle with rules for nursing home arbitration agreements, one Virginia lawyer says he’s making arbitration work for his clients in nursing home cases. Not all his colleagues are on board, however. The issue is a familiar ...

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  PROVIDENCE, RI — Nursing homes commonly include mandatory arbitration agreements in the paperwork they have new patients sign, but the practice is increasingly the target of court challenges across the country. Much of the criticism centers on how the ...

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Consumer rights advocates, joined by New York’s attorney general, and the banking industry are going toe to toe over a federal proposal to block banks from using mandatory arbitration to resolve disputes with their customers. The 90-day comment period on ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Arbitration Subsequent Contract in Effect – Accrual of Claim Holick v. Cellular Sales of New York 14-4323 Judges Wesley, Hall and Carney Background: The plaintiffs are the named plaintiffs in a putative ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Arbitration Subrogation Rights Town of Amherst v. Granite State Insurance Company CA 14-01337 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The plaintiff town was insured under a special excess policy issued by the defendant. Following a ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – Arbitration – All Writs Act – Extraordinary Remedies   Citigroup, Inc. v. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority 13-4825-cv Judges Wesley, Hall and Lynch   Background: The plaintiff appealed from an order that ...

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Full-scale courthouse litigation is pricing itself out of the market of corporate affordability. Except for truly “bet the company” matters, the costs of extensive discovery, dispositive motions, expert reports and challenges, not to mention a full hearing, are becoming prohibitive. ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Arbitration Stay — Reasonably Related to the Subject Matter of the Agreement Matter of City of Syracuse CA 13-01762 Appealed from Supreme Court, Onondaga County Background: The petitioner city commenced an action seeking permanent stays of ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit  Arbitration Scope of Power — Collateral Estoppel AM. Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO v. U.S. Postal Serv. 13-2579-cv Judges Winter, Walker and Cabranes Background: The defendant appealed from a judgment granting the plaintiff’s ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Arbitration Public Policy — Jurisdiction Alden Central School District and Alden Central Schools Administrators’ Assoc. CA 13-01564 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The petitioner sought a stay of arbitration. The respondent filed a grievance ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Arbitration Standing — Scope of Arbitration Matter of Village of Kenmore CA 13-00792 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: At issue is health insurance coverage in a collective bargaining agreement between the parties. The respondent ...

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has ruled that employers can require their workers to sign arbitration agreements waiving all rights to class action lawsuits over workplace grievances. The ruling from the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturns a ...

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