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…
Correcting a Flaw in the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am concerned that the current version of the proposed Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, S. 878 and H.R. 1844, will lead to wasteful litigation regarding its applicability in state courts. From its…
The Dodd-Frank Act Wall Street Reform Act of 2010 authorized the SEC to restrict the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements in the securities industry. Reuters recently reported that at a conference earlier this week, SEC…
Arbitration, Godless Bloodsuckers, and a Fifth Circuit Appeal to Watch
Earlier this month, an appeal was filed regarding a district court’s order compelling arbitration. Diggs v. Citigroup, Inc., No. 13-10138 (5th Cir. May 13, 2013). (Click on the following link to see a copy of the…