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Applebee's Squelches Class Action Through Arbitration Clause

Despite expressing serious reservations, a federal judge in Philadelphia has enforced an arbitration clause between an employee and Applebee's, foreclosing the waiter from bringing his claim as a class action.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Tyler v. Kindred Healthcare Operating, PICS Case No. 13-3235 (C.P. Philadelphia Nov. 20, 2013) Massiah-Jackson, J. (10 pages).

By | December 17, 2013
Arbitration • Survival/Wrongful Death • Nursing Home Negligence • Competence • Agency • Pressure Ulcers
3 minute read

The Recorder

In re Wal-Mart Wage and Hour Employment Practices Litigation

By | December 17, 2013
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

When Are Arbitration Agreements Preempted by the FAA?

Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court in recent years have discouraged many parties from seeking to invalidate arbitration agreements on the ground that they are unconscionable under state law.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Collective-Action Rights Don't Trump Policy Favoring Arbitration

Employers who don't include arbitration clauses in their employment contracts to prevent employees from filing class actions may want to start. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has handed businesses a powerful weapon in disputes with workers in its decision in D.R. Horton v. National Labor Relations Board.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Capital Accounts: Council Spots Flaw In Social Media Law It Liked

4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Do Class Actions Benefit Class Members?

It is becoming the battle of dueling studies from the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on arbitration vs. class action lawsuits.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Default Judgment in Property Suit Tossed Over Jurisdiction

A trial judge could not enter judgment against the defendants in a property dispute for not showing up to an arbitration hearing because the defendants' counterclaims had already effectively removed the case from arbitration, the state Superior Court has ruled.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Concepcion Gives No Easy Out to Lawyers in Client Disputes

The landmark ruling does not relieve attorneys from an obligation to "fully" disclose an arbitration clause to clients, Ninth Circuit Judge William Fletcher wrote for a unanimous panel.
3 minute read

Commercial Litigation Insider

Will Litigators Embrace Proposed Pilot Mandatory Mediation Program?

Under a proposed initiative in New York County's Commercial Division, mediation will play a much more substantial role in facilitating quicker and more cost-effective resolution of cases.
5 minute read

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