State Appeals Court Invalidates Uber’s Hyperlinked User Arbitration Pact October 14, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson An arbitration agreement buried behind a hyperlink that does not give consumers clear notice they are waiving their right to...
US Supreme Court Rules Southwest Airlines Cannot Force Wage Suit into Arbitration June 7, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner Southwest Airlines Co. cannot force a baggage handler’s class action lawsuit over overtime pay into private arbitration, the U.S. Supreme...
Cubs Strike Out in Play to Move Foul Ball Suit to Arbitration March 17, 2021 By Christian Berthelsen Two weeks before the first pitch of the season, the Chicago Cubs have already whiffed on an effort to force...
Oklahoma Court Says Home Warranty Contract Is Insurance, Nixes Forced Arbitration June 19, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones A home warranty contract is an insurance contract. That’s the conclusion of the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a case in...
Uber’s Arbitration Addiction Could Be Death by 60,000 Cuts May 8, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt For Uber Technologies Inc., using legal arbitration to deal with driver compensation complaints — over anything from pay to overtime...
Demanding Arbitration is No Excuse for Bad Faith Conduct October 17, 2014 By Steven Plitt An interesting case recently came before the California Court of Appeals involving an insured’s uninsured motorist (UM) demand for policy...
Liberty Mutual Offers Alternative Resolution Program For Disputed Sandy Claims January 4, 2013 An innovative option to resolve complex Sandy claims is being offered to personal and commercial Liberty Mutual insurance customers: independent...
Beauty Queen Who Defamed Miss USA Pageant Owes $5M December 20, 2012 A beauty queen who claimed this year’s Miss USA contest was fixed has been ordered to pay the pageant organization...
NLRB Reduces Case Backlog, Age of Pending Cases Cut in Half October 23, 2012 The National Labor Relations Board issued 341 decisions in contested cases during fiscal year 2012 (October 1, 2011 through September...
Insurance Dispute Delays Reopening of Tornado-Damaged Massachusetts School April 5, 2012 The reopening of a Roman Catholic school in Springfield severely damaged by last summer’s tornadoes has been delayed because of...