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Arbitration Proceedings May Be Risky Business

In a recent ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court, Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, petitioner-defendant Oxford was forced to proceed with class arbitration with respondent-plaintiff John Ivan Sutter. This case, like other recent rulings of the Supreme Court, has … Continue reading

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New York Supreme Denies Bid to Compel Arbitration

In Menga v. Clark Dodge & Company, Inc., et al., Index No. 650081/2011, the Supreme Court of the State of New York recently denied a bid to compel arbitration of two stockbrokers’ putative class claims alleging failure to pay overtime … Continue reading

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Supreme Court: Individual Consumers Must Arbitrate Against Large Corporations

Earlier this year the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 to reverse a decision from the Ninth Circuit and enforce a provision in a credit-card agreement requiring plaintiffs to arbitrate claims over unfair lending practices. The decision in CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood … Continue reading

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