Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Claims like those of individual drivers are exactly the types of claims that should be disposed through a process less formal ...
Litigation & Arbitration, U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Another big term for arbitration at the Roberts court
This term, the Supreme Court is poised, again, to issue decisions on the enforceability of arbitration agreements.
Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Former Google engineer’s suit headed to arbitration
By Andy Serbe
A lawsuit filed against Alphabet Inc.-owned Google by an engineer who claims he was terminated for criticizing a former co-wor...
Litigation & Arbitration, Entertainment & Sports
Arbitrator sides with filmmakers in Chinese heist movie dispute
By Steven Crighton
After a disappointing showing at the Chinese box office, the makers of the Orlando Bloom film “S.M.A.R.T. Chase” say they’re v...
Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Create incentives for plaintiffs to choose arbitration
A study of 40,775 cases administered by the AAA, JAMS, ADR Services, and Kaiser reveals why states should create incentives fo...
Litigation & Arbitration, Construction, Civil Rights, California Courts of Appeal
Disappointingly, the 4th District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court confirmation of an arbitration award that took away a...
Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation, International Law
International arbitration finally comes to California
Effective Jan. 1, 2019, Senate Bill 766 amends the California International Arbitration statute with new rules for California ...
Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation, Law Practice, California Courts of Appeal
An appellate court weighs in on a settlement agreement included a confidentiality clause stating the parties and counsel would...
Litigation & Arbitration, Tax, Civil Litigation
Tax rules for settlements and judgments after tax reform
Here are a few updated rules lawyers and clients should know about the taxation of settlements.
Litigation & Arbitration, Government, Alternative Dispute Resolution
On July 16, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 3247. The bill, authored by the Assembly Committee on the Judiciary, amends ...
Litigation & Arbitration, Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Robins Kaplan expands its West Coast appellate arm with the addition of Glenn Danas
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Glenn Danas, an appellate attorney known best for his high-profile victories on behalf of employees and consumers on hot butto...
Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation, International Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Governor Jerry Brown has signed Senate Bill 766 into law, which should increase California’s appeal as a destination for inter...
Litigation & Arbitration
Trial to begin in dispute over Beats headphones
By Steven Crighton
A former hedge fund manager who helped develop the earliest iteration of Beats headphones will have a second chance to prove t...
Litigation & Arbitration, Law Practice
Law firms are no match for a professor and his Twitter
By Skylar Dubelko
What started as a string of tweets by a 34-year-old Harvard Law School lecturer has resulted in a movement to eliminate arbitr...
Litigators pose piercing questions about the industry and arbitrators and mediators rose to the challenge with thoughtful and ...
Litigating after a Private Attorney General Act verdict
If a tree falls in a forest, is there a lawsuit?
As the Trump Administration tries to shore up consumer arbitration clauses, California officials rush to tear them down
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