Month: May 2025
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FAA or State Arbitration Law?
Which Applies & When? By Leslie King O’Neal The 100-year-old Federal Arbitration Act[i] (“FAA”)[ii] applies to all written agreements to arbitrate disputes involving interstate commerce, which is broadly defined.[iii] But SCOTUS cases interpreting the FAA have created confusion about whether the FAA or state arbitration law applies when there is a transaction involving interstate
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Steve Nelson on “Emerging Trends in ADR”
By Leslie King O’Neal When Steve Nelson Speaks About ADR–People Listen! Well known construction mediator, Steve Nelson, https://www.nadn.org/steve-nelson provided insights about emerging trends in construction ADR in a recent seminar. This post highlights some emerging trends and how construction lawyers can use them in their practices. Hosted by “Will Work for Food” https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/will-work-for-food-mediation-the-new-possibilities-hour/posts/?feedView=all, which presents
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Effect of “Manifest Disregard of Law”
By Leslie King O’Neal 5th Circuit Holds “Manifest Disregard of Law” Not Basis to Vacate Award Is an arbitrator’s “manifest disregard of law” a basis to vacate an arbitration award? What does “manifest disregard of law” mean? Do all the federal circuits agree on use of “manifest disregard of law?” A recent case from the
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