SCOTUS: COMPUCREDIT v. GREENWOOD decided today
January 10, 2012

SCOTUS: COMPUCREDIT v. GREENWOOD decided today http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/10-948.pdf Syllabus: "Although respondents’ credit card agreement required their claims to be resolved by binding arbitration, they filed a lawsuit against petitioner CompuCredit Corporation and a division of petitioner bank, alleging, inter alia, violations of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA). The Federal District Court denied the defendants’ motion to compel arbitration, concluding that Congress...

ContractsProf Blog: Employees Cannot Rely on Arbitration Clause, 11th Circuit Rules
January 10, 2012

ContractsProf Blog: Employees Cannot Rely on Arbitration Clause, 11th Circuit Rules http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2011/12/employees-cannot-rely-on-arbitration-clause-11th-circuit-rules.html

Bow Tie Law's Blog: Misadventures in Searching Unallocated Space
January 10, 2012

Bow Tie Law's Blog: Misadventures in Searching Unallocated Space http://bowtielaw.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/misadventures-in-searching-unallocated-space/

Consumer Class Actions and Mass Torts: Louisiana Supreme Court Follows Wal-Mart v. Dukes to Reverse Certification of Nuisance Class Action
January 9, 2012

Consumer Class Actions and Mass Torts: Louisiana Supreme Court Follows Wal-Mart v. Dukes to Reverse Certification of Nuisance Class Action http://www.consumerclassactionsmasstorts.com/2011/12/articles/commonality/louisiana-supreme-court-follows-walmart-v-dukes-to-reverse-certification-of-nuisance-class-action/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConsumerClassActionsAndMassTorts+%28Consumer+Class+Actions+and+Mass+Torts%29

Law Department Management: A ratio of the number of major lawsuits compared to major arbitrations: 5 to 1?
January 9, 2012

Law Department Management: A ratio of the number of major lawsuits compared to major arbitrations: 5 to 1? http://www.lawdepartmentmanagementblog.com/law_department_management/2011/12/-a-ratio-of-the-number-of-major-lawsuits-compared-to-major-arbitrations-5-to-1.html

Fulbright: NLRB Invalidates Mandatory Arbitration Agreement Prohibiting Class Claims
January 9, 2012

Fulbright: NLRB Invalidates Mandatory Arbitration Agreement Prohibiting Class Claims http://www.fulbright.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=publications.detail&pub_id=5274&site_id=494&detail=yes

Vogel Internet, Information Technology and e-Discovery Blog: Privacy Update at Google and Microsoft
January 9, 2012

Vogel Internet, Information Technology and e-Discovery Blog: Privacy Update at Google and Microsoft http://www.vogelitlawblog.com/2011/12/articles/internet-privacy/privacy-update-at-google-and-microsoft/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+VogelInternetInformationTechnologyAndE-discoveryBlog+%28Vogel+Internet%2C+Information+Technology+and+e-Discovery+Blog%29

ContractsProf Blog: Courts Decide Arbitration Waivers, Says the 11th Circuit
January 9, 2012

ContractsProf Blog: Courts Decide Arbitration Waivers, Says the 11th Circuit http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2011/12/courts-decide-arbitration-waivers-says-the-11th-circuit.html

Cadwalader International Practice Law Blog: Non-U.S. Arbitral Award Confirmed Against Non-U.S. Sovereign Under FSIA Exception
January 9, 2012

Cadwalader International Practice Law Blog: Non-U.S. Arbitral Award Confirmed Against Non-U.S. Sovereign Under FSIA Exception http://blog.internationalpractice.org/international-practice/3042.html

TortsProf Blog: Rhee on Economic Analysis of Punies
January 8, 2012

TortsProf Blog: Rhee on Economic Analysis of Punies http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tortsprof/2011/12/rhee-on-economic-analysis-of-punies.html