Today is the 25th anniversary of the death of Robert A. Heinlein, one of the greatest scifi authors ever, and a personal favorite of mine. Thanks to my father, I grew up reading his books and still have a shelf full of them. I’ve always…
Just like last year’s statistics provided fodder for the anthropological global warming alarmists, this year’s fifth annual update on Jazz Fest temperatures is an example of the other extreme - this was the third coolest Jazz Fest…
Its not like I’m reading the BP Trial transcripts religiously, but, as I noted two weeks ago, the web set that Judge Barbier had the e-discovery company and the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee set up to make all the court documents…
Florida Supreme Court Issues Important Arbitration Decision Involving Statute of Limitation
In Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. v. Phillips, No. SC11–2513 (Fla. May 16, 2013) (click here for a copy of the opinion), the Florida Supreme Court addressed whether Florida’s statute of limitations applies to an…
A California appellate court recently reversed a trial court’s denial of Macy’s motion to compel arbitration. Teimouri v. Macy’s, Inc., D060696 (Cal.App. 4 Dist. May 14, 2013). Click here for a copy of the…
One-Sided Employment Arbitration Clause and a Topsy-Turvy Case
In a recent, procedurally unusual case, an employee asked a federal court to compel arbitration of a dispute with her employer, but the federal court refused. Stardock Systems, Inc. v. Miseta, No. 12–13345 (E.D. Mich. May 8,…