Supreme Court Grants Cert to Answer Lingering Question on Permissible Scope of Union-Negotiated Arbitration Agreements
The United States Supreme Court has granted cert in a case that should resolve lingering uncertainty as to whether a union-negotiated collective bargaining agreement (CBA) can require individual union members to submit statutory discrimination claims to an arbitral forum.
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Arbitration Agreement Reserving Seller's Right to Sue in Court Fails For Lack of Mutuality
 Affirming a district court denial of a motion to compel arbitration, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an arbitration agreement was unenforceable, as it lacked consideration because it did not mutually bind both parties.
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Seventh Circuit Finds Arbitrator Gave "Parties What They Had Contracted For: A Cost-Effective and Efficient Resolution of Their Dispute"
 Affirming a federal district court's confirmation of an arbitration award in an antique auction dispute, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that an arbitrator did not manifestly disregard the law by deciding not to issue a formal ruling over a discovery dispute.
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