Miscellaneous

Agreement May Not Expand Judicial Review of Arbitration Award
Businesses that are parties to arbitration agreements should review a recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States where the Court held that parties to an arbitration agreement may not contract for expanded grounds of judicial review...

Supreme Court Holds Arbitration Agreement Under F.A.A.Cannot Be Reviewed For Erroneous Conclusion of Law
There is a growing tendency to incorporate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment and other agreements as an alternative mechanism to resolve disputes. Some arbitration agreements go so far as to self define the scope of judicial review of an arbitrator?s decision...

The Word on Hall Street Is No Expanded Review
The Supreme Court has issued its much-anticipated decision in the case of Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc. (No. 06-989). The Court held that the statutory grounds for vacating or modifying an arbitration award under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) are exclusive...

Supreme Court Limits Grounds for Reviewing Arbitration Awards Under FAA
On March 25, 2008, in a 6-3 opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Arbitration Act provide the exclusive grounds for vacating or modifying an arbitration award...

CA1: Arbitration award vacated
Kashner Davidson v. Mscisz, No. 07-1231 (6/27/08). Want to see what a vacation of an arbitration looks like? Look here. The arbitration panel flip-flopped on whether its dismissal of counterclaims was a sanction or on the merits...

CA1: suing non-parties to arbitration agreement, doesnt get around mandatory arbitration
Sourcing Unlimited v. Asimco International, No. 07-2754 holds that a corporate signatory to a written partnership agreement that requires international arbitration of their commercial disputes may not escape arbitration of such disputes by naming as defendants two non-signatories, on the...

Prenuptial Agreements
Make an Airtight Prenuptial Agreement

Uniform Pre-marital Agreement Act
Standard Prenuptial Law

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Dumb California Laws
Stupid Laws in the Sunshine State

Medical Malpractice Suits Brings $37M Award
Medical Malpractice Suits Brings $37M Award

Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit Brings $4.5 Million Award
Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit Brings $4.5 Million Award

Failure-to-accommodate claim yields $1.82M award
$1.82 Million Awarded in Employment Lawsuit

FDA Issues Update on Safety Review Orlistat
Orlistat FDA Issues Update on Safety Review

Loan Agreement
Vernalis to pay Endo Pharmaceuticals $7 million settlement.

Aurora Loan Faces Class Action over Mortgage Review Services
Aurora Loan Faces Class Action over Mortgage Review Services