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Uber win on lawsuit motion highlights major role of binding arbitration

Legal Dive

A New Jersey couple severely injured during an Uber ride must take their complaint to arbitration per the company’s use terms, a state appeals court ruled.

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Washington’s New Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act: Explanation, Application, and Aspiration

WA Bar News

BY CHERYLL RUSSELL, JACQUELINE JESKE, AND CHRISTOPHER FOX Washington’s Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act (UFLAA) provides a framework for the use of arbitration in resolving family law disputes in Washington state. The parties may, however, waive some or all of the arbitrator qualifications and criteria.

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Discretionary Stay of Discovery Pending Decision on Dispositive Motion

E-Discovery LLC

Defendants moved to stay all discovery deadlines pending a resolution of their motion to compel arbitration and for a stay pending arbitration. Defendants answered and moved to stay, asserting that there was an arbitration clause in their franchise agreement. Defendants Motion to Compel Arbitration is potentially dispositive.

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California's Secondary Evidence Rule: Helpful, Yes. But Not an End Run.

Evidence at Trial

Crown move to compel arbitration, and it relied on an employee declaration from Ms. Chambers received an arbitration agreement when she opened her credit card (and again when she received a replacement card a few years later), and (2) the agreement allowed Ms. Chambers opposed Crown's motion to compel arbitration on the ground that ".

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Why Are Mediation Skills Essential for Modern Lawyers?

Destination Articles Blog

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) provides the legal basis for enforcing arbitration agreements and awards, indirectly supporting the broader ADR agenda, including mediation. This contrasts sharply with arbitration, where the arbitrator acts similarly to a judge, making decisions that can be binding. is crucial.

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Reckoning: The Duty to Correct Under RPC 3.3

WA Bar News

Lawyers who intentionally lie to courts or engage in similar misconduct are usually on a quick path to a new line of work through disbarment or will have a long time to think about their error while serving a suspension. 9 Here, however, well focus on the ethics rule. m) to include administrative hearings and arbitrations.