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U.S. Supreme Court

Jun. 22, 2013

Justices bolster arbitrators' contract interpretations

Last week's unanimous decision in Oxford Health demonstrates the difficulty of getting judicial review of an arbitrator's interpretation of a contract. By Thomas P. Gies, Jennifer Romano and Moreen O'Brien


By Thomas P. Gies, Jennifer Romano and Moreen O'Brien


The Supreme Court has jumped back into the class arbitration waiver wars. Last week's unanimous decision in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, 2013 DJDAR 7319 (June 10, 2013), demonstrates the difficulty of getting judicial review of an arbitrator's interpretation of a contract. Oxford Health also highlights several practical concerns for parties seeking to draft contracts precluding ...

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