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The Legends of St. Patrick & Arbitration Discovery
By Leslie King O’Neal In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, a bit about him and his legends (and the legend of arbitration discovery too)! St. Patrick’s Legends Legends abound about St. Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint (who wasn’t born in Ireland). According to one legend, St. Patrick drove the snakes from the Emerald Isle. However, like…
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Happy 100th Birthday, FAA!
By Leslie King O’Neal On February 12, 1925, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”)[i] into law. The FAA made written arbitration agreements in “maritime transactions” or contracts “evidencing a transaction involving commerce” “valid, irrevocable and enforceable.” A bare-bones statute that doesn’t even include a definition of arbitration, the FAA has become a…
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Who’s Coming to Arbitration? Arbitrating with Non-Signatories.
By Leslie King O’Neal Arbitrating with a party who did not sign an arbitration agreement is counter intuitive to many lawyers. It’s commonly known that commercial arbitration is a creature of contract; parties cannot be forced to arbitrate disputes without a written arbitration agreement. But, as with many legal rules, this one has several exceptions.…
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