Trilogy of U.S. Supreme Court cases favor arbitration

In the latest In the Alternative, newsletter of ISBA's Section on ADR, Bob Wells writes about three U.S. Supreme Court cases of the last term that "generally (but not universally) continues its trend favoring arbitration." He continues: "These cases follow the reiterated federal policy favoring alternative dispute resolution, in general, and arbitration, in particular. However, unanimity is not a mainstay of the opinions...." The cases are Vaden v. Discover Bank, 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett, and Arthur Andersen LLP v. Carlisle. Read the article.
Posted on November 12, 2009 by Mark S. Mathewson
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