Following AAA Rules, the Sixth Circuit Sends Non-Solicitation Action to Arbitration

By John Lewis on June 25, 2020 Posted in Arbitration

We recently described how organization rules, like those of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), can have a legal impact on whether a court or an arbitrator resolves a dispute. See our blog post of May 4, 2020, regarding a recent Third Circuit opinion involving those rules. Now the Sixth Circuit has reconfirmed it. In Blanton … Continue Reading

Supreme Court Decides First Arbitration Case on Its Docket – Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc.

By John Lewis on January 15, 2019 Posted in Arbitration

As we noted in our Dec. 19, 2018, blog article, there were three arbitration cases involving the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), all argued in October 2018, pending on the Court’s docket. Now, in a unanimous opinion written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc., No. 17-1272 (Jan. 8, 2019), … Continue Reading

Eighth Circuit Affirms Enforcement of Class Action Waivers and Explores Case Disposition Issues

By John Lewis on September 13, 2011 Posted in Arbitration, Class Certification, FLSA

In a terse but well-reasoned decision, the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed the grant of a motion to compel arbitration and enforced a class action waiver despite arguments that it was unenforceable under Minnesota law. The Appellate panel also considered whether cases sent to arbitration should be stayed rather than dismissed. In Green v. SuperShuttle International, … Continue Reading