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Effort to reverse arbitration award fails

In a recent Risk Management Update, we described the "arbitration from hell" in which the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and vacated an

Supporters of arbitration as a form of dispute resolution point to its many advantages. These include quicker resolution, finality and use of an

A recent Seventh Circuit decision authored by Judge Posner offers several lessons for secured creditors competing over the same collateral

As playoff season approaches in professional football, basketball and other sports, teams will compete for "home court" advantage. Most teams will

One of the banes of a commercial lawyer is the distinction between an ordinary distributorship and a "franchise" under state law. Most states have

Suppliers, when appointing a distributor or a sales representative, will often want to include minimum sales requirements. These requirements both

It is common for manufacturers and sellers of products to use independent sales representatives to generate sales. These arrangements can be "win

The Statute of Frauds requires certain contracts to be evidenced by a writing to be enforceable. It is based on an English statute from the 17th

The 7th Circuit has again left a disappointed creditor with no recourse because of the creditor's failure to do basic investigation or take steps to

In a recent decision, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals was faced with a situation that is the bane of any commercial and business attorney