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Preparation of Partial, Final, Interim and Corrected Awards and the Doctrine of Functus Officio
A CCA Education Committee webinar. Read More
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Pathological Clause of 2021: Winner
Inspired by Gary Born’s lecture on Pathological Arbitration Clauses, I recently challenged CCA Fellows to nominate troublesome clauses that came to their attention this past year. Before announcing the winner, though, a word or two on the criteria for the challenge... Read More
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The Floodgates Open: Managing Mass Arbitrations in the Wake of Epic Systems and Lamps Plus
A CCA Education Committee webinar. Read More
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A New ADR Development: Mass Arbitrations
Many employees and consumers agree to arbitrate any dispute they may have with their employer or vendor. These agreements often result from "mandatory" arbitration clauses which simply means that the employee or consumer had no choice but to agree if she wanted to take the job or buy the product. Read More
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Can California Protect Employees from Entering into Mandatory Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements and Avoid Federal Preemption?
Does the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempt California’s most recent attempt to prevent employers from requiring employees to enter into mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements? Read More
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Arbitration’s Advantages Make It A Superior Solution
The benefits of commercial arbitration are generally known and widely accepted. Arbitration disputes on average are concluded far more quickly and efficiently than court litigation. Read More
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Ninth Circuit to Arbitrator: You can’t do that, even here in arbitration nation.
At one time, many courts were hostile to arbitration. Arbitrators didn’t need to be lawyers, and they often didn’t approach things the way a court would. To those used to the way courts decide disputes, arbitrators’ way of deciding disputes could seem, well, arbitrary. Read More
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Commercial Arbitrations: Private, But Not Always Secret
An advantage of commercial arbitration is that it is private. The dispute is resolved in a private proceeding. Unlike court, the public is not allowed in. But that doesn’t mean arbitration proceedings will remain secret. Read More
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“The Value of Peach Orchards” The Perils of Arbitrator Subject-Matter Expertise
The ability to select and appear before arbitrators with factual subject-matter expertise is often proclaimed as a great advantage of arbitration over litigation. However, expert/arbitrators can also present perils to natural justice and to arbitral award enforcement. Read More
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Using the Pre-Hearing Conference to Win Your Commercial Arbitration
The College of Commercial Arbitrators Presents: Using the Pre-Hearing Conference to Win Your Commercial Arbitration (CCA/Juris Webinar Series, Session I) Read More