Years ago I penned a blog post on Thanksgiving and arbitration. It still rings true. So, without further ado, here’s my Thanksgiving blog post, updated. The other day, I stumbled on a television show that debunked some commonly-held misperceptions about Thanksgiving. Who knew the Pilgrims didn’t wear black and white clothes and sport buckles? This got…
We reported in SAA 2021-41 (Nov. 4) that the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (“PIABA”) announced in an October 28 Press Release that Michael Edmiston of Jonathan W. Evans & Associates was elected President at its just-concluded annual meeting. As promised, we interviewed Mr. Edmiston about his priorities for this upcoming year. The Alert congratulates Mr. Edmiston and thanks him for agreeing…
With Halloween behind us, I thought it might be an interesting break from our usual serious scholarly fare for your author to share some humorous horror stories drawn from decades in the alternative dispute resolution field. Some names have been changed or eliminated – not mine – to protect the guilty. Babe in the Woods I entered the alternative…
The Supreme Court has eschewed for now the opportunity to review whether California’s Private Attorneys General Act is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act. But another Certiorari Petition involving the issue remains pending. We have reported many times on Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC, 59 Cal.4th 348, 327 P.3d 129 (Calif. 2014), cert. den., 135…
The North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) has released for public comment draft model rules to address the lingering problem of unpaid fines and arbitration awards. Just as we were putting SAA 2021-37 (Oct. 7) to bed, NASAA issued an October 5 Press Release, NASAA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Model Rules to Combat Unpaid Arbitration Awards and…