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Class Action Defense Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Delivers Arbitration Exemption To Last-Mile Local Drivers
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, Eden Anderson, Rebecca Bjork, Ryan T. Garippo, and Olga A. Romadin Duane Morris Takeaways: On May 28, 2026, in Flowers Foods, Inc. v.…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Supreme Court Reopens Federal Courthouse Doors for Post-Arbitration Proceedings in Stayed Cases
By Alan S. Kaplinsky, Joseph J. Schuster
In a significant win for parties seeking to enforce arbitration agreements, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday issued a unanimous decision in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties holding that when a…
Commercial Case Notes
If Claims Are Subject to Arbitration, the Remedy is a Stay, Not Dismissal
By John Lundin
On April 9, 2026, Justice Borrok of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Otterbourg P.C. v. Cretella, 2026 NY Slip Op. 31506(U), holding that if claims…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Employer Can’t Enforce Staffing Agency Arbitration Agreement, California Court Rules
By By: Spencer C. Skeen, Katie M. Greenbaum, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits The California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, affirmed the holding that an employer could not enforce an arbitration agreement since it was neither a signatory to the…
Class Action Defense Blog
Seventh Circuit Holds That Refusing To Register An Arbitration Agreement With The AAA Is Not A “Refusal To Arbitrate” Under The FAA
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Hayley Ryan Duane Morris Takeaways: On May 1, 2026, in Bernal et al. v. Kohl’s Corporation et al., No. 24-2806, 2026…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Arbitration Clauses in Wills are Unenforceable
In re Hekemian, Docket No. A-3001-24, 2026 WL 1073030 (N.J. Super. App. Div. April 21, 2026) This decision is an update of In re Hekemian, Docket No. A-1774-21, 2023 WL…
Blog | White & Brief
Binding Non-Signatories to Arbitration: The Group of Companies Doctrine
By Tejashree
The question of whether an arbitration agreement can bind entities that are not formal signatories to it has long been one of the most contested issues in arbitration jurisprudence. The…
Global Arbitration News
The Year in Review: A selection of arbitration-related court decisions in Singapore
By Ashish Chugh, James Kwong, Yuan-Bing Mock, Shaun Hue
In Singapore, international arbitration is governed by the International Arbitration Act (IAA), the Arbitration Act (AA) and the Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act. The legislative framework, which is substantially based…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Cal. Court Says Employer’s Arbitration Win Precludes Representative PAGA Claim
By By: Cameron J. Davila, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits The California Court of Appeal held that an arbitrator’s finding of no Labor Code violations has issue-preclusive effect on an employee’s PAGA standing. The decision barred an employee…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Cal. Appellate Court Upholds Multi-Version Arbitration Agreement
By By: Spencer C. Skeen, Yousaf M. Jafri, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, held that ambiguities in three arbitration documents did not defeat the parties’ mutual intent to arbitrate. The ambiguities involved Federal…