We use cookies to customise content for your subscription and for analytics.
If you continue to browse Lexology, we will assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. For further information please read our Cookie Policy.
Lexology logo
  Request new password

Search results

Order by most recent / most popular / relevance

Results: 1-10 of 222

Supreme Court affirms arbitrator's decision to allow class arbitration

  • Leonard, Street and Deinard
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2013

On June 10, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an arbitrator did not exceed his authority under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) when the

Massachusetts invalidates arbitration agreement because plaintiffs could not effectively pursue small value claims

  • Leonard, Street and Deinard
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2013

As we await SCOTUS's decision in AmEx, we got a decision on vindicating statutory rights from a different high court: the Supreme Judicial Court of

SEC awards and denies whistleblower claims in hedge fund case

  • Leonard, Street and Deinard
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 12 2013

On October 26, 2011, the Commission filed an enforcement action in SEC v. Andrey C. Hicks and Locust Offshore Management, LLC, 1:11-cv-11888-RGS (D

SCOTUS affirms arbitrator’s decision to allow class arbitration in Sutter

  • Leonard, Street and Deinard
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 10 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Sutter today, unanimously holding that as long as the arbitrator bases a decision to allow or disallow

Third Circuit clarifies when additional discovery must be allowed on arbitrability

  • Leonard, Street and Deinard
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 3 2013

In an opinion that feels a bit like a report from the annual meeting of arbitration nerds, the Third Circuit last week clarified when district courts

Court finds internal reporting by whistleblower entitled to Dodd-Frank protections

  • Leonard, Street and Deinard
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 23 2013

In Murray v. UBS Securities LLC et al (12-CV-5914 S.D.N.Y.) the court found that an employee who reports violations of securities laws to his

The relationship is governed by multiple agreements and not all require arbitration; must you arbitrate?

  • Leonard, Street and Deinard
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 23 2013

In the past few months, two federal appellate courts have had to determine whether parties were bound to arbitrate claims that arose from

Conflict minerals and resource extraction challenges proceed on accelerated basis

  • Leonard, Street and Deinard
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 21 2013

We previously noted that the challenge to the SEC's conflict minerals rules was transferred from the Court of Appeals to the United States District

New civil marriage law could increase income tax costs, may offer estate tax benefits

  • Leonard, Street and Deinard
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 21 2013

On May 14, 2013, Governor Dayton signed a bill modifying Minnesota Statutes Sections 517 and 518. The bill enacts changes in Minnesota's marriage law

Federal Circuit refuses to enjoin international arbitration of patent claims

  • Leonard, Street and Deinard
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 16 2013

Just after I posted about the awesome power of federal courts to enjoin other cases, the Federal Circuit reminds us the power is not absolute. In