JD Supra

A Father-Son Fight Helps Define The Scope Of Arbitration Provisions In Closely Held Company Disputes

There is perhaps no richer vein of literary gold than conflict between fathers and sons. Hamlet, Robinson Crusoe, multiple characters drawn by Charles Dickens, not to mention the mother of all family ...
JD Supra

DOJ Merger Challenge Makes Unprecedented Use of Arbitration to Determine Market Definition

The Situation:The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") has sued to block a proposed acquisition of Aleris Corporation by Novelis Inc. In an unprecedented move, the parties and DOJ agreed to refer the ...
Reuters

Column: Ticketmaster customers attack ‘Kafkaesque’ mass arbitration rules

March 20 (Reuters) - (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) In the midst of intensifying debate about how to assure a fair process when thousands of customers ...
NPR

A court blocks a couple from suing Uber over a crash, citing terms and conditions

A New Jersey appeals court says a couple cannot sue Uber over a life-altering car accident because of the app’s terms and conditions, even though they say it was their daughter who agreed to those ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Council rejects arbitration for Chicago Police Department officers involved in serious misconduct

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The City Council is setting up a showdown with Chicago police after voting Thursday to reject arbitration for officers involved in serious misconduct. It came after some passionate ...