Arbitration is an inherently flexible mechanism that allows parties, by agreement, to create a bespoke process that suits their preferences and circumstances. However, drafting errors often lead to ...

What happens when an employee signs an arbitration agreement using their mobile device and later claims they did not knowingly sign the arbitration agreement because they were not previously told ...

Q. I am interested in having my employees sign an arbitration agreement for employment-related disputes. Is that legal and how do I ensure it is an enforceable agreement? A. Yes, employers in ...

Arbitration agreements are considered contracts, and state law generally governs whether an enforceable contract exists, the 11th Circuit pointed out. Under Florida law, the party seeking enforcement ...

Employers generally don’t have to countersign an arbitration agreement for it to be enforceable under Texas law, absent any explicit language in the agreement requiring the signature, the 5th U.S.

January 4, 2024 - On Dec. 5, 2023, the Office of the Investor Advocate (OIAD) published its Report on Activities for the Fiscal Year 2023, an annual report it submits to Congress regarding the ...

When a party moves to compel arbitration, the first question for a court is: has arbitrability been delegated to the arbitrator? Many commercial contracts expressly delegate the gateway question of ...

Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) were the focus of a recent SEC Investor Advisory Committee meeting over mandatory arbitration provisions. Legal professionals, investor advocates, and government ...

The Massachusetts Appeals Court reversed a Superior Court's denial of an eye surgeon's motion to dismiss a medical malpractice action, concluding that a signed arbitration agreement was still valid ...

A federal appeals court handed employers a big arbitration win, blocking a tactic that threatened to wipe out hundreds of agreements at once. On April 1, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth ...