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Arbitration, in the context of the law of the United States, is a form of alternative dispute resolution.Specifically, arbitration is an alternative to litigation through which the parties to a dispute agree to submit their respective evidence and legal arguments to a third party (i.e., the arbitrator) for resolution.
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333 (2011), is a legal dispute that was decided by the United States Supreme Court. [1] [2] On April 27, 2011, the Court ruled, by a 5–4 margin, that the Federal Arbitration Act of 1925 preempts state laws that prohibit contracts from disallowing class-wide arbitration, such as the law previously upheld by the California Supreme Court in the case of ...
JAMS, formerly known as Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. [1] is a United States–based for-profit organization of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services, including mediation and arbitration. [2] [3] H. Warren Knight, a former California Superior Court judge, founded JAMS in 1979 in Santa Ana, California. [4]
A California law barring employers from requiring their employees to resolve workplace complaints in private runs afoul of federal law, a federal court ruled.
the arbitration proceedings would take place in the county of the customer's billing address; the customer had the option of an in-person hearing, a telephonic hearing, or a decision based on written submissions, if the claim is under $10,000; the customer could pursue a claim in small claims court instead of arbitration;
FAA requires that parallel state and federal claims be bifurcated when federal claims are non-arbitrable but state claims are. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., 473 U.S. 614 (1985). Sherman Act claims are arbitrable, even when contract calls for arbitration before a foreign panel.
The United States Arbitration Act (Pub. L. 68–401, 43 Stat. 883, enacted February 12, 1925, codified at 9 U.S.C. ch. 1), more commonly referred to as the Federal Arbitration Act or FAA, is an act of Congress that provides for non-judicial facilitation of private dispute resolution through arbitration. It applies in both state courts and ...
High-Low Arbitration, or Bracketed Arbitration, is an arbitration wherein the parties to the dispute agree in advance the limits within which the arbitral tribunal must render its award. It is only generally useful where liability is not in dispute, and the only issue between the parties is the amount of compensation.