Defendants wanted to examine GEICO's Rule 30(b)(6) witness about GEICO's special investigation unit practices, protocols and guidelines, as well as its resources and procedures devoted to claim verification...

Petitioner Daniel Olson brought an action in federal court seeking vacatur of an award against him in arbitration of an employment dispute.

Plaintiff RAD Manufacturing, LLC ("RAD"), a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Pennsylvania, and its insurer and reinsurer (as subrogees) brought an action in federal court...

This amendment passed by a one vote margin, 7-6, with the Working Group Chair breaking an initial tie.

Many federal, state, and local governmental employees may be eligible for awards pursuant to the SEC's whistleblower program under the Dodd-Frank Act.

In U.S. Bank Nat. Ass'n v. Sun Life Assur. Co. of Canada, the Seventh Circuit, applying Wisconsin law, recently affirmed that an insurer may not void a life insurance policy solely on grounds that...

Two federal appellate courts have affirmed, on different grounds, the cancellation of large life insurance policies that were alleged to be stranger originated life insurance, permitting the issuing insurers...

In July, MetLife obtained a win in the Northern District of Illinois when the court granted summary judgment in its favor on a claim that it had breached the duty of good faith and fair dealing in setting interest rates for a retirement plan.

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance has substantially revised its rules for captive insurance companies.

An arbitration panel entered an award in a legal malpractice matter in favor of the claimant and the attorneys and law firm moved to vacate the award.

A federal district court has required Scottsdale Insurance Company to arbitrate a claim against Kinsale Insurance Company based on an arbitration clause in a contract between Kinsale...

The Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration based on equitable estoppel in a putative class action by victims of a cryptocurrency exchange website CEO's theft of money derived...

A delegation clause that gave the arbitrators "exclusive jurisdiction over the entire matter in dispute, including any question as to its arbitrability," was found insufficient to require submission to the arbitrators ...

In this case, the question presented was whether a court or an arbitrator should determine whether an arbitration agreement authorizes class arbitration. The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet resolved this issue.

This English court case involved arguments by Dreymoor Fertilisers Overseas Pte. Ltd. ("Dreymoor"), a Singapore trading company, to prevent EuroChem Trading GmbH ...

Despite a pending motion to compel arbitration in state court, a party (MetLife) petitioned a Tennessee district court under the Federal Arbitration Act for the same relief.

Following arbitration, the parties filed cross-motions to confirm and vacate the arbitration award. The District Court for the Southern District of California issued an order to show cause...

As a condition of plaintiff Ouadani's employment with defendant TF Final Mile LLC (f/k/a/ Dynamex Operations East, LLC (Dynamex)) as a delivery driver, Ouadani was required to associate...

This decision comes on the heels of another proposed class action that Starbucks defeated in January

Plaintiff electronically signed a contract which contained: (1) terms governing the loan; (2) an agreement to submit disputes to arbitration; and (3) a choice of law provision which required the...