This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog. The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. The California Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that, even though a California Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) Plaintiff’s individual claims have been referred to arbitration, they have standing to assert representative…
This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog. The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. Just ahead of a late June deadline, the SEC submitted a staff report to the Congress on investment adviser arbitration. To say the report expresses concerns is an understatement. Introduction We reported…
This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog. The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (“DRS”) has posted case statistics through May, with recent trends continuing to show a very strong year in arbitration filings – especially industry cases – and a continued drop-off…
This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog. The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. The Supreme Court has decided Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, No. 22-105, ruling mostly along ideological lines that District Courts must stay underlying litigation while an appeal of a denial of a motion to…
This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog. The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. The judge managing a complex multi-party litigation has directed senior management of 3M to appear personally at a mediation session. Astute mediators often have on their checklist being sure participants have…