By Ross Todd | November 18, 2019
Lawyers at Keller Lenkner claim that moves the company and its counsel at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher took to push a new arbitration agreement directly to their "Dasher" clients via the delivery app skirted ethical rules against communicating directly with a represented party. Gibson Dunn lawyers have previously called Keller Lenkner's arbitration tactics a "shakedown."
By Alaina Lancaster | October 30, 2019
The company's lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher contend in a new court filing that Uber drivers' classification as contractors remains unchanged despite the California Supreme Court's 'Dynamex' decision, the passage of the state's AB 5, and a recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
By Alaina Lancaster | October 22, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that arbitrators must disclose their ownership role in an ADR service if their interest is "sufficiently substantial" and they engage in "nontrivial business dealings" with a party.
By James P. Baker | October 11, 2019
A series of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions has established a legal sea change: class action lawsuits are no longer necessary.
By Karen Sloan | October 10, 2019
The People's Parity Project said it is making headway in its push to get DLA Piper to end its use of mandatory arbitration, but the firm thus far is sticking with the practice despite a series of protests outside its offices.
By Courtney Curtis-Ives | August 15, 2019
In the past year since 'Sheppard Mullin', the fallout has been palpable.
By Alaina Lancaster | July 24, 2019
A Ninth Circuit panel ruled that the right to arbitration is forfeited when a party pursues a judicial forum, affirming a district court order rejecting a motion to compel arbitration in a class action brought against Aegis Senior Communities by residents.
By Anthony E. Guzman II | July 22, 2019
Is arbitration worth it anymore? Most employers would have said “yes” without a second thought. Curiously, however, some of the nation's most prominent companies have recently been moving away from this practice and ending mandatory arbitration policies that had been in place for decades—begging the question of “why now?”
By Alaina Lancaster | July 12, 2019
As alternative dispute resolution seems to take an ever-widening bite out of the cases routed through the federal courts, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena on Monday questioned how much information is enough for parties to decide the appearance of impartiality of arbitrators during arguments in Monster Energy vs. City Beverages.
By Tony Mauro | June 17, 2019
Ropes & Gray on Monday filed an amicus brief backing Winston & Strawn, in its fight at the U.S. Supreme Court to compel Constance Ramos, a former partner in California, to arbitrate claims of gender discrimination. The California Court of Appeal sided with Ramos in keeping the dispute in court.
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