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Topic: ADR
Back to Topics- Mediation Confidentiality – Courts are Serious About It - Even Lawyer Malpractice Can’t Crack the Code
- Court Has Discretion Whether Or Not to Appoint a Referee, Despite Parties Pre-Dispute Agreement
- One Bite At the Apple for Residential Contractors in Pre-Litigation ADR: If Builder's Arbitration Clause Fails, Homeowner Cannot Be Compelled to Utilize “Calderon” Process
- Court Rules Employment-Related Arbitration Clause Is Unconscionable and Not Severable from Rest of Agreement – Employer’s Demand to Arbitrate is Rejected
- Court Upholds Arbitrator’s Decision to Reinstate City Employee Accused of Sexual Harassment; City’s Failure to Abide by Time Limits in Collective Bargaining Agreement Proves Critical to Outcome
- Mediation Privilege Bars Evidence From Mediator Unless Parties Specifically Agree
- Ninth Circuit Reaffirms that “Arbitrability” Issue Is To Be Decided By The Courts Unless The Parties Agree Otherwise
- Court Requires Full Disclosure from Arbitrator
- California Arbitrator Immunity Affirmed by Appellate Court
- U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Class Arbitration in Absence of Agreement; Parties Must Specifically Agree To Class Arbitration Under the Federal Arbitration Act
- California Supreme Court Upholds Employee’s Right to Pursue Arbitration Claim, But Offers An Option for Employers To Avoid Administrative Proceedings at the DFEH
- Court Confirms Broad Authority for Arbitrators to Interpret Collective Bargaining Agreements