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Womble Bond Dickinson's Brent Clinkscale took part in the inaugural Global Arbitration Review Live Atlanta conference.

In an opinion involving downstream water rights under an interstate compact, the Court touched on an issue of profound importance to business-people trying to navigate the law in their every-day practice.

San Francisco/Los Angeles, Calif. (April 2024) - A trial team consisting of San Francisco Co-Managing Partner Julian J. Pardini and Los Angeles Partners Celia Moutes-Lee...

The U.S. Supreme Court has recently held that class arbitration waivers in commercial contracts are enforceable to prevent class arbitrations, even those based on alleged violations of federal statutes.

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Court of Appeals for the First Circuit says that an agreement to arbitrate presented visually to blind plaintiffs ...

It is rare to find a business these days that is not subject to government regulation, especially in the State of California.

The creation of business courts in the United States began in the early 1990s, but has grown rapidly in the last 10 years. Currently, business courts have been established and are operating in 26 states.

On Tuesday, April 7, 2015, Justice Anil C. Singh of the New York Supreme Court was appointed to the New York County Commercial Division. Justice Singh succeeds Justice Melvin Schweitzer, who retired last year.

In Wicked-Lite Supply, Inc. v. Woodforest Lighting, Inc., the Massachusetts Appeals Court examined whether a seller's conduct in a commercial lighting transaction violated Chapter 93A, Sections 2 and 11, and if the conduct was knowing or willful enough to warrant multiple damages.

Since the Washington Supreme Court’s decision in Alejandre v. Bull in 2007, a plaintiff was generally prohibited from recovering money damages in tort (e.g. a claim based on negligence) if (a) the plaintiff and defendant had a contract and (b) the tort arose out of the subject matter of that contract.

The Commercial Division Advisory Council ("CDAC") has recommended a new rule that would introduce the use of Virtual Evidence Courtrooms in the Commercial Division.

In April, the Washington Supreme Court issued a significant decision in a class action lawsuit accusing Old Navy of sending emails that included false or misleading information about the duration of sales.

The bill would place restrictions on companies' use of arbitration clauses in agreements with consumers.

In connection with an appeal pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, a question of law was certified to the Delaware Supreme Court.

In a recent, well-written opinion, the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Middle Section, WM Capital Partners, LLC v. Thornton, No. M2015-00328-COA-R3-CV, filed January 17, 2017, determined that a secured...

With its last opinion of 2015, the Supreme Court added DIRECTV v. Imburgia to the ever-growing line of decisions reversing California courts refusal to enforce provisions in arbitration agreements that barred class arbitration.

A buyer of a manufactured home sued the manufacturer, seller and lender in connection with toxic mold that was found in the home's water system.

I am delighted to share the news of commencement of work on the third edition of my treatise on International Commercial Arbitration.