Alternative Dispute Resolution

Managing Exposure Through Carefully Crafted Arbitration Clauses

February 25, 2010

Pennsylvania businesses seeking to minimize class action exposure and generally seeking to enforce arbitration provisions should be aware of a recent decision issued by the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Clerk v. Ace Cash Express, Inc.. Historically, Pennsylvania courts have enforced arbitration provisions in contracts. Recently, the Court (applying Pennsylvania law) …

Baseball Arbitration: Part III

February 16, 2010

By Stephen Lagoy

By: Stephen P. Lagoy Baseball arbitrations (see previous blog posts here and here) have become increasingly rare as the owners and players opt to negotiate a contract rather than place their fate in the hands of an arbitration panel. The only exception thus far this year has been the case of

GM outlines arbitration process for dealer reinstatement arbitration

January 15, 2010

By Stephen Lagoy

By: Stephen P. Lagoy General Motors is prepared to proceed with a Congressionally-mandated program that will allow 2000 of GM’s closed dealerships to appeal the closure decision through an independent arbitration process. Dealers who want to file for reinstatement must do so through the American Arbitration Association and commence arbitration by Jan. 25. Under …

GM and Chrysler Dealers Can Arbitrate

December 23, 2009

By Donald Turner

By: Donald C. Turner Was your dealership terminated by GM/Chrysler? The United States Congress, as part of a $1.1 trillion spending bill, has voted to give terminated General Motors and Chrysler dealers the right to challenge their terminations through arbitration. This legislation requires the arbitrator to balance the economic interest of the covered dealership …

Baseball Arbitration: Part II

December 22, 2009

By Stephen Lagoy

By: Stephen P. Lagoy At this time of year, sports pages are filled with articles about whether or not major league baseball teams have “offered arbitration” to their free agent players. What does this mean and what are the implications of the decision? For a primer on this subject, see http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/the-arbitration-decision/. For a …

Arbitration Process for Rejected Chrysler and GM Dealers Is Now The Law

December 21, 2009

By Stephen Lagoy

By: Stephen P. Lagoy The President has signed into law a program giving closed auto dealerships access to neutral arbitration if they want to be reinstated. The process begins immediately and is expected to take six and one half months. For more information on how the auto dealer arbitration process will work see:

Car Dealers To Use Mediation and Arbitration

December 10, 2009

By Stephen Lagoy

By: Stephen P. Lagoy Congress has approved a plan that would allow 2000 terminated car dealers to pursue third party mediation and arbitration with GM and Chrysler with the possibility of being reinstated. For an analysis of this alternative dispute resolution process and its chances of being successful, see http://online.wsj.com/article/. For more information …

Baseball Arbitration: Part I

December 2, 2009

By Stephen Lagoy

Streamlined Binding Arbitration

October 26, 2009

By Stephen Lagoy

By: Stephen P. Lagoy An insurance industry group will experiment with an expedited form of binding arbitration designed for small, uncomplicated disputes. The Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Run-Off Companies has announced the development of a new streamlined dispute resolution procedure the elements of which include a single arbitrator, discounted fee structure, and no …

Can My Appeal Be Mediated?

October 21, 2009

By UTBF

Many litigants and counsel may not be aware that a process for alternate dispute resolution exists in the Superior Court during the pendency of an appeal. The Pennsylvania Superior Court has an “Appellate Mediation Program.” The Program provides a potential means for resolving disputes that is faster, more economical, and more likely to result in …

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Managing Exposure Through Carefully Crafted Arbitration Clauses

Baseball Arbitration: Part III

GM outlines arbitration process for dealer reinstatement arbitration

GM and Chrysler Dealers Can Arbitrate

Baseball Arbitration: Part II

Arbitration Process for Rejected Chrysler and GM Dealers Is Now The Law

Car Dealers To Use Mediation and Arbitration

Baseball Arbitration: Part I

Streamlined Binding Arbitration

Can My Appeal Be Mediated?

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