The Massachusetts Supreme Court recently issued two important opinions dealing with the enforceability of class waivers in arbitration agreements: Feeney v. Dell, SJC-11133 (Mass. June 12, 2013) (click here for a copy of the opinion), and…
The Supreme Court granted cert today in another arbitration case, BG Group v. Argentina. The issue presented in this case is the following: In disputes involving a multi-staged dispute resolution process, does a court or instead the…
Earlier today, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Oxford Health Plans v. Sutter. (Click here for a copy of the decision.) The case involved a “silent” arbitration clause, i.e., one without a class action…
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…