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Circuit courts are mixed on arbitration clauses in plan documents.
Tag: arbitration agreements
Another Circuit Court Rules on ERISA Arbitration Rules
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that certain types of ERISA claims, while brought by individual participants,...
Is Mandatory Arbitration Likelier for ERISA Complaints?
The Dorman vs. Charles Schwab Corp. decision out of the 9th Circuit is significant, but it leaves at least one...
9th Circuit Issues Major ERISA Arbitration Decision
A three-judge panel concluded that a precedent-setting appellate decision which held that ERISA claims are not arbitrable is “no longer good law” in light of interim Supreme Court...
U.S. Supreme Court Lets Stand Denial to Compel Arbitration in USC ERISA Lawsuit
Plaintiffs' claims over retirement plan investment and administration fees against the University of Southern California may now proceed.
USC Files Petition for Supreme Court to Review 9th Circuit’s Refusal to Compel Arbitration
The question before the high court is, “Whether an agreement to arbitrate ‘all claims’ that an ERISA plan participant ‘may have’ against a plan fiduciary encompasses a breach-of-fiduciary-duty...
Amicus Briefs Argue Against 9th Circuit USC Decision About Arbitration Agreements
The appellate court upheld a district court’s denial of defendants’ motion to compel arbitration, concluding that the dispute fell outside the scope of the arbitration agreements because the...
Appeals Court Upholds Arbitration Ruling Against USC
The panel concludes that the dispute against the University of Southern California fell outside the scope of the arbitration agreements that the participants signed.