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arbitration clauses
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
HBO Max Users’ Privacy Claims Divided Between Arbitration Providers
By Roma Patel
A November 4, 2025, ruling in Brooks v. WarnerMedia Direct, LLC, offers a clear reminder for organizations that changes to terms of service, especially those impacting where consumer disputes are heard, can…
ContractsProf Blog
Neither Defendant Nor Co-Defendants Added Later Can Compel Arbitration Two Years Into the Litigation
We posted last week about a very short unpublished opinion from the Sixth Circuit affirming the district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration two years into the litigation.…
ContractsProf Blog
Eleventh Circuit: If You Block Attempts to Arbitrate, You Are Going to Have to Litigate
Plaintiffs are seeking to represent a putative class. When they opened checking accounts, they signed Master Services Agreements (MSAs) with Space Coast Credit Union (SCCU). The MSAs provided for arbitration under…
Arbitrator Ananya
Supreme Court of India: Whether a clause mentioning ‘Arbitration’ but primarily providing for Negotiation, Mediation, and recourse to Civil Courts qualify as a valid Arbitration Agreement?
Supreme Court of India: Whether a clause mentioning ‘Arbitration’ but primarily providing for Negotiation, Mediation, and recourse to Civil Courts qualify as a valid Arbitration Agreement? In M/s Alchemist Hospitals…
Dispute Resolution Blog
Seat, Venue, Place, and Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses: Analysing the Different Complex Combinations with Recent Judicial Trends
By Kapil Arora, Aditi Tambi, Aryaman Vachher
Summary: The seat of arbitration determines the supervisory jurisdiction of courts over arbitral proceedings. But is the situation always so straightforward? More often than not, the seat is not specified…
Folkman Law Offices Blog
Pennsylvania Arbitration Update: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Parents Cannot Bind Their Children to Arbitration Agreements
By Folkman Law
By Lauren M. Law, Associate The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that parents who sign waivers at attraction parks do not have the authority to bind their children or spouses…
ContractsProf Blog
A Defense to Arbitration I Haven’t Seen Before
I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often. William Steven Gilliam brought claims against Prince Health Group, LLC (Prince Health) on behalf of a putative class for violation of the Telephone…
Consumer Finance Monitor
SEC Chairman Urges Delaware to Allow Arbitration Provisions to Be Included in Corporate Governance Documents
By Alan S. Kaplinsky, Mark J. Levin
We recently wrote about the new policy statement issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “that the presence of an issuer-investor mandatory arbitration provision will not impact decisions whether…
ContractsProf Blog
Eleventh Circuit Grants Miami Dolphins’ Motion to Compel Arbitration of Claim by Woman Injured by a Brawl Among Fans
The Miami Dolphins were battling the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022 when another battle broke out in the stands. Cameron Engwiller, attending the game with her mother and her boyfriend, was…
Dispute Resolution Blog
Navigating the MSME Minefield: When Party Autonomy Meets Statutory Reality
By Sara Sundaram, Mrinal R Sharma, Aman Patidar, CAM Disputes Team
Summary: The recent decision in GEA Westfalia highlights the importance of an exclusive jurisdiction clause in contracts involving MSMEs, particularly for determining the court with the jurisdiction to hear challenges…