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The Blush Is off the Arbitration Rose
The honeymoon with contractual arbitration appears to be over. The advantages of arbitration are disappearing or being outweighed by the disadvantages more and more often, prompting a growing number of...
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Profile in Practice: Matthew J. Geyer
As part of CEB’s commitment to bringing together California’s legal community, our blog will post a short interview with one of your fellow attorneys. This week, we profile Matthew J. Geyer: CEB: What...
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Wage Claims Are Not Subject to Mandatory Arbitration
It was close, but the California Supreme Court in Sonic-Calabasas A, Inc. v Moreno (.pdf) has ruled in favor of employees in a decision holding that arbitration agreements do not preempt administrative...
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Do You Know Which ADR Process to Pick?
With the vast majority of civil cases settling rather than going to trial, California attorneys need to be familiar with the various alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes. Once you understand...
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Got an Employment Case? Consider Mediation
Deciding whether and when to mediate an employment case can be complex, but here are some factors that will help both sides of the case make the decision. Start from the position that there are...
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Bound to Arbitrate Nursing Home Litigation?
When is a personal representative bound to arbitrate claims against a nursing home? The answer depends on the nature of the claim, as illustrated in a recent case. Here’s what happened in Monschke v...
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Under New Law, You Have the Right to a Reporter at Arbitration
The following is a guest blog post by Joseph A. Goldstein. Mr. Goldstein is a litigator with The Goldstein Law Firm, representing employers in labor and employment law disputes, wage and hour class...
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