By William Downes | November 16, 2023
Conflicting state laws are at the heart of a class action suit alleging racial discrimination in NFL hiring practices. In July, Brian Flores, former Miami Dolphins' head coach and current Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator and two other plaintiffs were given the green light to go to trial after a New York judge determined their contracts were not subject to mandated arbitration.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Charles F. Forer | November 13, 2023
Bob is retiring. He has spent the last few days taking down diplomas from office walls; sending files to storage; and thinking about his mistakes, which I have been detailing for more than 20 years. Even Bob has to look at the tea leaves. How many more mistakes would he make? How could his malpractice carrier keep accommodating him?
By Colleen Murphy | November 9, 2023
"Basically, the affidavits in support of the motion to vacate alleged a miscommunication between Polymer's counsel and his legal assistant, who was in the process of leaving his firm, and the failure of the assistant to calendar the deadline for filing a motion for trial," Judge Robert Gross wrote for the court.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Kelly K. James | November 9, 2023
We spoke with six Miles Mediation & Arbitration Construction Area Practice Group mediators and arbitrators for their perspectives and advice for construction law practitioners.
By Stephanie Wilkins | November 9, 2023
Marquee Ventures and Relativity founder and former CEO Andrew Sieja participated in the latest funding round for the fully virtual dispute resolution technology platform, which counts the U.S. Olympic Committee among its customers.
By Alexander Lugo | November 7, 2023
"Miami is no longer a pretender; Miami is a player," said Richard Lorenzo, Hogan Lovells's regional managing partner for the Americas and current chair of the Miami International Arbitration Society. .
By William B. Adams and John M. Super | November 6, 2023
It is critical to understand how a court will evaluate and apply foreign law to determine a foreign corporation's legal capacity to sue or be sued or to enter into an arbitration agreement. In the past year, two decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit make clear the perils of getting these basic—but technically complex—questions wrong.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 3, 2023
Two pharmacy benefit managers have appealed U.S. District Judge Dan Polster's order denying disqualification of special master David Cohen after he inadvertently hit "reply all" on an email.
By Myrna Barakat Friedman | October 25, 2023
A discussion of the developments in arbitration procedural rules as they relate to four issues that seem to be the key bases of such reluctance: the "optionality" of confidentiality, speed and expedited procedures, early dismissal opportunities and appealability of an arbitral award.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David W. Ichel | October 24, 2023
In this article, David W. Ichel discusses how he tackles his role as a mediator and highlights that he can settle most cases when the parties come willing to roll up their sleeves, no matter how far apart they start.
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