The U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments Tuesday gave little indication of how it will rule in a case questioning the constitutionality of a 2019 law ending a jurisdictional hurdle for lawsuits stemming from terrorist attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Posted: April 1, 2025, 10:48 pm
A Minnesota federal court mostly denied Monday a slew of summary judgment motions from Tyson and other pork producers seeking wins in an antitrust suit alleging they conspired with data firm Agri Stats to fix pork prices and reduce supply, teeing up the high-stakes multidistrict litigation for a June trial.
Posted: April 1, 2025, 9:43 pm
A California federal judge has denied the U.S. government's motion to pause its yearslong suit to seize part of a $380 million arbitral award to a PetroSaudi unit while somewhat related criminal proceedings in Switzerland play out.
Posted: April 1, 2025, 9:02 pm
A North Carolina judge affirmed a $68 million arbitration award Tuesday in Volvo Group North America LLC's favor over a Mexican auto parts manufacturer it accused of supplying the company with defective input shafts, an award that Volvo's counsel said is possibly the largest in the Tar Heel State court history.
Posted: April 1, 2025, 5:55 pm
Recent executive orders targeting BigLaw firms create ethical dilemmas — and raise the specter of civil or criminal liability — for the government attorneys tasked with implementing them and for the law firms that choose to make agreements with the administration, say attorneys at Buchalter.
Posted: April 1, 2025, 3:55 pm
The lead plaintiff in a proposed class action claiming a nationwide operator of parking garages violates privacy laws with its use of video analytics to enforce phony parking fees is fighting the company's bid in Colorado federal court to force the dispute into arbitration.
Posted: March 31, 2025, 9:52 pm
An international tribunal has dismissed a Florida commodities trader's claim seeking $206 million from Estonia, in which it accused the country of wrongfully initiating civil and criminal proceedings stemming from the company's investment in a port near the Estonian capital, Tallinn.
Posted: March 31, 2025, 9:07 pm
A bankrupt telecommunications company owner's $25 million arbitration against Costa Rica has been discontinued after the owner failed to show he could deposit and maintain a surety bond to secure the costs of the proceedings, according to the country's counsel.
Posted: March 31, 2025, 7:49 pm
The Madrid High Court's referral order to the Court of Justice of the European Union in a recent contractual dispute case squarely confronts the question of whether national systems may lawfully immunize arbitrators from meaningful scrutiny when they fail to apply binding EU competition law, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
Posted: March 31, 2025, 5:38 pm
As artificial intelligence tools eliminate inefficiencies and the Big Four accounting firms enter the legal market, law firms that pivot from the entrenched billable hour model to outcomes-based pricing will see a distinct competitive advantage, says attorney William Brewer.
Posted: March 31, 2025, 4:02 pm
A Singapore appellate court on Friday refused to set aside arbitral awards favoring certain Hilton entities in a dispute over a management deal with the owner of a luxury Indian hotel, in an opinion that cautions litigants against launching unmeritorious "backdoor" appeals challenging arbitral awards.
Posted: March 28, 2025, 7:47 pm
A Miami federal judge kept alive a suit from a man claiming ownership of an island off the coast of Cuba that was seized by the Communist government and allegedly trafficked by Expedia Group Inc. through hotel reservations.
Posted: March 28, 2025, 7:24 pm
A Miami federal judge has dismissed a $135 million inheritance dispute between two sons of a Panamanian bank founder, ruling that the case lacks sufficient ties to Florida.
Posted: March 28, 2025, 6:00 pm
The Third Circuit's April argument lineup springs into action with securities litigation brought by Walmart investors claiming they were misled about the government's opioid investigation into the company, and a bid to upend an attorney fee award stemming from the settlement of data breach litigation against convenience store chain Wawa.
Posted: March 28, 2025, 4:39 pm
As attorneys are increasingly presented with on-camera opportunities, they can adapt their traditional legal skills for video contexts — such as virtual client meetings, marketing content or media interviews — by understanding the medium and making intentional adjustments, says Kerry Barrett.
Posted: March 28, 2025, 3:37 pm
An international arbitration panel has awarded $354 million to affiliates of private equity firm Peppertree Capital Management Inc. against the majority shareholders of a Latin American telecommunications tower operator, in a dispute stemming from an attempted sale of the company.
Posted: March 28, 2025, 2:57 pm
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is pressing a Florida federal court to force an Iowa family to arbitrate their damages claim after a now-former employee secretly placed a hidden camera in their underage daughter's cabin, saying there was no physical injury that would exempt the claim from an underlying arbitration clause.
Posted: March 27, 2025, 7:09 pm
A New York federal judge confirmed a $27 million arbitral award for a multinational investment group alleging that an electric vehicle company it intended to invest in had not disclosed a proposed reverse merger with a mobile payment company.
Posted: March 27, 2025, 6:25 pm
With six baseball fantasy experiences under my belt, I've learned time and again that I didn't make the wrong career choice, but I've also learned that baseball lessons are life lessons, and I'm a better lawyer for my time at St. Louis Cardinals fantasy camp, says Scott Felder at Wiley.
Posted: March 27, 2025, 4:38 pm
ArbBoutique has added a chartered arbitrator and Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution-accredited mediator as a partner, the arbitration-specialized firm announced Wednesday.
Posted: March 27, 2025, 4:31 pm