In Delaney v. Dickey, 244 N.J. 466 (2020), our Supreme Court held that attorney-client retainer agreements may include a clause providing for arbitration of fee disputes and legal malpractice claims.
"Courts in New Jersey ... emphasize strong public policy favoring arbitration to resolve disputes and require liberality in construing contracts in favor of arbitration," write Archer's Alexis M. Way ...
Arbitration agreements are considered contracts, and state law generally governs whether an enforceable contract exists, the 11th Circuit pointed out. Under Florida law, the party seeking enforcement ...
Employers generally don’t have to countersign an arbitration agreement for it to be enforceable under Texas law, absent any explicit language in the agreement requiring the signature, the 5th U.S.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a revised CMS State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix PP on June 29, 2022, that became effective on October 24, 2022. The updates are ...
Earlier this week, Disney backed down from its claim that a man whose wife died at Disney World could not take the company to court because he had signed away his right to sue when he signed up for a ...
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An Arkansas nursing home cannot enforce an arbitration agreement, a state circuit court has ruled, leaving the provider open to a possible lawsuit from a resident who alleges medical malpractice and ...