Where an arbitration clause provides that parties “may” submit their disputes to arbitration, does this mean that arbitration is mandatory or merely permissive? What is the effect of a proviso in an ...

Is an arbitration clause mandatory or permissive when it provides that either party to the contract may elect to submit a dispute to binding arbitration? What if the contract also provides that the ...

Menzies and Frontier moved to push the claims into arbitration, pointing to clauses in the workers' contracts. The workers ...

An agreement to arbitrate can empower the parties and afford them a good deal of control over the dispute resolution process. A well-constructed arbitration clause can provide certainty by outlining ...

Last year a firestorm erupted after General Mills, the maker of Bisquick, Cheerios, and other food brands, changed the legal terms on its website, requiring that all disputes related to the purchase ...

Law360 (March 25, 2024, 6:09 PM EDT) -- For more than a decade, companies have benefited immensely from the U.S. Supreme Court's 2011 decision of AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, which upheld a ...

Many consumers are not even aware that they are subject to an arbitration clause and would challenge an assertion that they have agreed to it. The consumer arbitration process also often lacks many of ...

Goldman Sachs and Apple have included an arbitration provision in the Apple Card customer agreement. It basically means you can't join a class action lawsuit against either company, experts said.

Not all companies with arbitration clauses or no-class-action provisions require employees to sign on. While companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. require drivers to agree to such contracts before ...

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The landmark lawsuit filed by former Dolphins coach Brian Flores against the NFL and three of its teams promises an inevitable trial in open court, featuring compelling testimony from and ...