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Fifth Circuit Holds That Plaintiffs Too Can Waive Their Right To Arbitrate by Litigation

By John Lewis on October 28, 2020 Posted in Arbitration

Few decisions have considered when a plaintiff waives his right to arbitrate through litigation conduct, but the Fifth Circuit has now done so for the second time. In Sabatelli v. Baylor Scott & White Health, Case No. 19-50047 (5th Cir. Oct. 21, 2020), a radiologist was forced to resign and filed a lawsuit raising age … Continue Reading

Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Refusal To Certify Age Discrimination Class

By Greg Mersol on May 7, 2014 Posted in Discrimination, Rule 23

The most famous, if fictional, San Francisco police Inspector was, of course, Inspector Harry Callahan of the Dirty Harry succession of Clint Eastwood films. The first Dirty Harry movie came out in 1971when its star, known then chiefly by his roles in westerns, was 41 years old. There were a total of five films with … Continue Reading