A North Carolina federal court has ordered a data breach lawsuit that was filed against Epic Games, the developer of the popular video game Fortnite, to individual arbitration. In Heidbreder v. Epic Games, Inc., No. 5:19-cv-00348 (E.D.N.C. February 3,
A California federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against a new state law that would prohibit employers from requiring workers to sign a mandatory arbitration provision as a condition of employment. In Chamber of Commerce of the USA et
A thought-provoking book about alternative dispute resolution was recently made available for download online. The book, titled “University of Theories of Change for the Dispute Resolution Movement: Actionable Ideas to Revitalize Our Movement,” John Lande, ed., 2020; Missouri
On Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas overruled its 2004 decision in In re Wood on the issue of arbitrability. In Robinson v. Home Owners Management Enterprises, Inc., No. 18-0504 (Tex. 2019), a couple, the Robinsons, purchased a
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts has granted a cable company’s motion to compel individual arbitration in a privacy case. In Wainblat v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, et. al., No. 19-cv-10976 (D. Mass., November 4,
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law that prohibits employers in the state from requiring workers to sign a mandatory arbitration provision as a condition of employment. AB 51 mandates that an “employer shall not threaten, retaliate or discriminate
Sinta Dewi, Padjadjaran University Faculty of Law, Robert Walters of Victoria University, Leon Trakman, University of New South Wales Faculty of Law, and Bruno Zeller, University of Western Australia Faculty of Law, have jointly published a
A United States Magistrate Judge has reportedly recommended that retail giant Amazon’s motion to compel arbitration in a proposed class action lawsuit that was brought against the company over alleged children’s privacy violations be denied. As discussed in another Disputing
The Supreme Court of Texas will not consider whether non-signatory assignees may be compelled to arbitrate their claims following an indemnity dispute. According to another Disputing blog post:
In Wagner Oil Co. v. Apache Corp., No. 19-0243,
The Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division has ordered a proposed class-action Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit to individual arbitration. In Torres v. Greystar Management Services, LP, No. SA-19-CA-510-FB (HJB) (W. D. Texas, October 25, 2019), a
