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Federal Circuit Transfers Case to Second Circuit for Lack of Jurisdiction to Review Decision Stemming from Arbitration

IP Watchdog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday, July 25, transferred an appeal over an award issued in an international arbitration and confirmed by a U.S. district court, ruling that the CAFC does not have jurisdiction over the case.

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Washington’s New Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act: Explanation, Application, and Aspiration

WA Bar News

BY CHERYLL RUSSELL, JACQUELINE JESKE, AND CHRISTOPHER FOX Washington’s Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act (UFLAA) provides a framework for the use of arbitration in resolving family law disputes in Washington state. The parties may, however, waive some or all of the arbitrator qualifications and criteria.

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Discretionary Stay of Discovery Pending Decision on Dispositive Motion

E-Discovery LLC

Defendants moved to stay all discovery deadlines pending a resolution of their motion to compel arbitration and for a stay pending arbitration. Defendants answered and moved to stay, asserting that there was an arbitration clause in their franchise agreement. Defendants Motion to Compel Arbitration is potentially dispositive.

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Why Are Mediation Skills Essential for Modern Lawyers?

Destination Articles Blog

A significant shift from courtroom litigation to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods like mediation is underway. Lets explore why mediation is increasingly preferred over litigation and how this shift impacts the legal field. Mediation has clear benefits, such as cost-effectiveness and time efficiency, drive this shift.

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Reckoning: The Duty to Correct Under RPC 3.3

WA Bar News

Fucile In the course of a case, litigators typically make all sorts of statements to courts on the facts and the law. 1 In other situations, however, litigators make specific representations of fact or law based on personal knowledge. 2 Some are in briefs, while others are made in open court. 10 Comment 1 to RPC 3.3,