Worldwide: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Once upon a time, a seriously-alarmed legislative body concluded that wage-hour claims and litigation had gotten out-of-hand.

One of the hot issues in the courts is whether an employer can require its employees to sign an arbitration agreement which waives the right to bring a class or collective action.

The impact of the KeyCorp decision may be limited to ERISA stock-drop cases involving allegations that fiduciaries failed to disclose and/or misrepresented corporate practices.

In a consolidated class action in the Manhattan federal court, General Electric and more than 40 other defendants are accused of violating the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act of 1934.

On May 29, 2012, the Supreme Court issued its decision in RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank, resolving a controversial issue that had divided the courts of appeals:

The Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark decision protecting a secured creditor's right to credit bid when a debtor tries to sell its property free and clear of its liens.

On May 9, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") charged former Detroit mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, former city treasurer Jeffrey W. Beasley, MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors, LLC ("MGRA") a registered investment adviser, and Mayfield the CEO and majority owner of MGRA, in connection with allegations that they were involved in a secret exchange of lavish gifts to peddle influence over Detroit’s public pension funds’ investment process.

A recent California federal court decision denied certification to a putative class of Facebook "cost-per-click" advertisers who allegedly were charged by Facebook for fraudulent or invalid clicks on their advertisements.

On February 16, 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") proposed a new rule which defines the contours of CFPB’s authority to supervise certain debt collectors and consumer reporting agencies to ensure their compliance with federal consumer financial laws ("Proposed Rule").

In April, the Washington Supreme Court issued a significant decision in a class action lawsuit accusing Old Navy of sending emails that included false or misleading information about the duration of sales.

On Sept. 23, 2025, Judge Mark Mastroianni of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a decision in Mulani v. Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc., dismissing...

Class Action Fairness Act. The Fourth Circuit held: (1) for purposes of CAFA's local-controversy exception, the term "citizen" carries...