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International Arbitration

  • April 15, 2025

    2nd Circ. Nixes Insurer's Arbitration Bid in Constellation Suit

    The Second Circuit on Tuesday affirmed that Allied World National Assurance Co. can't force a dispute over coverage for negligence claims asserted against directors and officers of medical accounting conglomerate Constellation Healthcare Technologies Inc. into arbitration.

  • April 15, 2025

    La. Parish Still Wants 5th Circ. To Remand Insurance Case

    A Louisiana parish has again urged the Fifth Circuit to send its dispute over coverage for property damage caused by a pair of hurricanes back to district court, saying "everyone agrees" that the lower court made a procedural misstep that was subsequently wrongly appealed.

  • April 15, 2025

    ICC And Legal Tech Co. Opus 2 Release Arbitration Software

    The International Chamber of Commerce, which houses the International Court of Arbitration, launched its new case management system ICC Case Connect in collaboration with legal tech company Opus 2.

  • April 14, 2025

    Expedia Defends Cuban Island Bookings In Helms-Burton Trial

    The former manager of Expedia's Cuba group took the stand Monday to defend the travel company's actions offering reservations for resorts on an island off the coast of Cuba that a Cuban-American man says was stolen from his family by Fidel Castro's government, telling jurors the company worked to comply with constantly changing regulations related to travel to Cuba.

  • April 14, 2025

    Arbitrator Services Co. Adds Chilean-Russian Panelist

    Arbitrator support services company Arbitra International said it has added a Chilean-Russian lawyer to its global membership list of dispute panelists, saying her focus on Latin America and Russia-related matters will add to its growth in those two regions where it is seeing increased demand.

  • April 14, 2025

    Musk's X Sued Over Wash. Worker Severance Pay, Bonuses

    About 150 former Twitter workers in Washington have sued X Corp., saying that since Elon Musk took over and slashed its workforce, the social media platform has illegally refused to engage in arbitration over claims from laid-off workers who say they have been stiffed on promised severance pay and bonuses.

  • April 14, 2025

    Tesla's Arbitration Win Upended In Ex-Exec's Defamation Case

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday said a lower court judge wrongly confirmed a zero-dollar arbitration award in favor of Tesla and Elon Musk that dismissed a former Tesla engineer's defamation claims, saying the federal court didn't have jurisdiction because no money was awarded.

  • April 14, 2025

    Arbitrators Expect Further AI Adoption, Despite Hesitancy

    A majority of international arbitrators and counsel in a recent study said they expect to use artificial intelligence for search, data analytics and document review more frequently over the next five years, according to an annual report from White & Case LLP, though there is "strong resistance" to its use for tasks necessitating judgment as well as hesitancy over transparency, bias and training involved.

  • April 11, 2025

    Coinbase 'Mining Pools' Scam Case Heads To Arbitration

    Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and its subsidiary Toshi Holdings Ltd. are moving ahead with arbitration of a Virginia man's claims that he saw $50,000 drained from his Coinbase wallet by means of a "malicious smart contract" that appeared to be a liquidity mining pool.

  • April 11, 2025

    Construction Firm Pushes For $31M Award Against Guatemala

    A construction and engineering firm has argued a magistrate judge correctly recommended enforcement of $31 million in arbitral awards against Guatemala in D.C. federal court, saying the court is the appropriate forum for the case.

  • April 11, 2025

    Trust Co. Can Email Docs In $149M Ukraine Award Dispute

    A Manhattan federal judge has granted Madison Pacific Trust Ltd.'s request to let it serve a petition for the enforcement of a $149 million arbitral award against the founders of a Ukrainian grain exporter via email, finding that their physical whereabouts are unknown.

  • April 11, 2025

    Carlton Fields Class Action Ace Jumps To Stinson In Tampa

    Stinson LLP has expanded its class action capabilities in Tampa, Florida, with a new partner from Carlton Fields.

  • April 10, 2025

    Bakery Sellers Seek $2M Award From Buyer After Deal Sours

    Three companies have hit a bakery investment firm with a lawsuit over its sale of a string of Koffee Kup bakeries in Northeastern states, saying in a Connecticut federal court brief that they are due $2 million under an arbitration award.

  • April 10, 2025

    NSO Hack Needed Apple's Calif. Servers, Foreign Journos Say

    Counsel for a group of El Salvador-based journalists urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to revive a lawsuit accusing Israeli spyware maker NSO Group of hacking their iPhones, saying the case belongs in California federal court because the alleged attacks relied on Apple's servers within the Golden State.

  • April 10, 2025

    Arbitration Stands In La. Condo's Hurricane Damage Case

    A Louisiana federal judge has refused to reconsider his order compelling arbitration of a $4.9 million insurance claim over Hurricane Ida damage to a New Orleans condominium complex in light of new guidance from the state's top court.

  • April 10, 2025

    Mittal Faces $216M Fraud Claims From Liquidators

    The liquidators of one of Pramod Mittal's former companies convinced a judge Thursday to let them drag the steel magnate into $216 million litigation involving allegations that he fraudulently stripped millions of dollars from the business and distributed it to his family.

  • April 10, 2025

    Consumer Wants Steam Award Axed, Says Arbitrator Used AI

    A consumer has asked a California federal court to vacate an arbitral award issued in favor of Valve Corp., the company behind the PC game marketplace Steam, accusing the case's arbitrator of improperly relying on artificial intelligence.

  • April 09, 2025

    Mich. Judge Sends BorgWarner Parts Dispute To Mexico

    A Michigan judge has ordered a Mexican automotive supply company to arbitrate its dispute with BorgWarner, a manufacturer of transmissions and other products for carmakers like Ford, after BorgWarner abruptly nixed parts orders despite calling for the supply company to expand production.

  • April 09, 2025

    Freshfields Litigation Co-Leader Joins Baker Botts In NY

    A former Freshfields U.S. commercial litigation practice co-head with expertise in cross-border disputes has joined Baker Botts LLP in New York, the firm announced Tuesday.

  • April 09, 2025

    Quinn Emanuel DQ In Fla. Oil Row More Than Just 'Possibility'

    A Florida federal judge has ordered expedited discovery in a Mexican oil company's case over alleged improper fund transfers, after determining there is "more than a mere possibility" of Quinn Emanuel being conflicted out of representing itself in the litigation due to prior representation of the company.

  • April 09, 2025

    Charterer Wins Top Court Bid To Limit Liability For Explosion

    Britain's top court ruled on Wednesday in favor of the charterer of a ship that exploded in 2012, ruling that MSC Mediterranean Shipping can cap the damages it owes to the vessel's owner.

  • April 08, 2025

    Construction Co. Says Iraq In Contempt In $120M Award Suit

    A Cypriot construction company has urged a D.C. district court to fine the Iraqi government $15,000 per day on claims that it isn't complying with a discovery order over a $120 million arbitral award against the country in a port project dispute.

  • April 08, 2025

    Expedia's Cuban Island Bookings Were Illegal, Jurors Told

    A Cuban-American man who says he is the rightful heir to an island off the coast of Cuba that was seized by the Communist government told jurors Tuesday that Expedia illegally trafficked in stolen property by offering reservations for resorts on the island through its website.

  • April 08, 2025

    Singapore Court Nixes Railway Award Over Copy-Paste Issue

    Singapore's highest court on Tuesday affirmed the nixing of an arbitral award issued in an Indian railway contract dispute that incorporated an "extensive" amount of passages copied and pasted from separate, related awards, saying a reasonable observer would likely conclude that the tribunal's decision was biased.

  • April 08, 2025

    Drew Eckl Takes Breakaway Firm Dispute To Ga. High Court

    Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP told the Georgia Supreme Court that Burke Moore Law Group LLP — started by former Drew Eckl partners and others — was wrongly allowed to escape arbitration over fees between the firm and the ex-partners, arguing that Burke Moore implicitly consented to arbitration by participating without objecting to jurisdiction.

Expert Analysis

  • The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2024

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    Attorneys at Jenner & Block examine the most significant decisions issued by the Seventh Circuit in 2024, and explain how they may affect issues related to mass arbitration, consumer fraud, class certification and more.

  • Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

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    Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.

  • Series

    Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

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    Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • High Court Unlikely To Expand FSIA In Holocaust Asset Fight

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    Not surprisingly for a court where the majority are strict textualists, the U.S. Supreme Court justices appear poised to rule in favor of Hungary in Republic of Hungary v. Simon, reaffirming the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act as a narrow exception to jurisdiction, say attorneys at Lewis Baach.

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

  • Mass Arbitration Procedures After Faulty Live Nation Ruling

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    Despite the Ninth Circuit's flawed reasoning in Heckman v. Live Nation, the exceptional allegations of collusive conduct shouldn't be read to restrict arbitration providers that have adopted good faith procedures to ensure that consumer mass arbitrations can be efficiently resolved on the merits, says Collin Vierra at Eimer Stahl.

  • Issues To Watch In 2025's ERISA Litigation Landscape

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    Whether 2024’s uptick in new Employee Retirement Income Security Act cases will continue this year will likely depend on federal courts’ resolution of several issues, including those related to excessive fees, defined contribution plan forfeitures, and pleading standards for ERISA-prohibited transaction claims, say attorneys at Groom Law.

  • How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark

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    All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: UK Awards Versus EU Judgments

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    The Court of Appeal of England and Wales' recent refusal to enforce a €855 million Spanish judgment inconsistent with earlier binding arbitral awards in England provides crucial guidance for practitioners navigating the complexities of cross-border disputes involving arbitration agreements and sovereign states, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • UBS Ruling Shows SDNY's Pro-Award Confirmation Stance

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    A New York federal court's recent ruling upholding an arbitration award in Lakah v. UBS, a long-running dispute over a bond debt default, serves as a reminder that New York courts carry a strong presumption toward binding parties to arbitration agreements and enforcing arbitral awards, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

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