Where an employer retained the right to “change, abolish or modify existing policies, procedures or benefits applicable to employees as it may deem necessary with or without notice,” its motion to compel arbitration of wage and hour claims brought by ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Arbitration Judge Allison Jones Rushing

Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Soft tissue injuries and concussion Court: Chesapeake Circuit Court Tried before: Arbitration Name of judge or mediator: The McCammon Group Date resolved: 1/5/2022 Special damages: $46,700 of medical bills, all of which were ...

Tagged with: Arbitration Chesapeake Circuit Court Personal Injury Settlement

Where a software provider admitted an addendum to a contract was authentic and the record evidence showed the addendum was intended to be part of the contract, an arbitration clause in the addendum required the parties’ dispute to be arbitrated. ...

Tagged with: Arbitration Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where employees agreed that their employment claims would be arbitrated, and that the company could recover its costs and fees incurred in compelling arbitration, the company’s motion to compel arbitration was granted and it was awarded its costs and fees. ...

Tagged with: Arbitration Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where an arbitration panel awarded a broker over $1.1 million for wrongful termination without cause, the district court erred by refusing to enforce the award. Although the employer argued that North Carolina does not recognize a claim for wrongful termination ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Arbitration Judge Diana Gribbon Motz

Where a customer alleged his bank violated the Truth in Lending Act, or TILA, by using money in his deposit accounts to pay the outstanding balance on a Home Equity Line of Credit, or HELOC, the bank could not compel ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Arbitration Judge Roger L. Gregory

Where parties to a trust agreement disputed which employers were covered by the agreements, neither the statute nor the trust agreement required the dispute to be arbitrated. Background Under the Labor Management Relations Act, unions and management can enter into ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Arbitration Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.

Type of action: FINRA securities action/unsuitable investment/churning Injuries alleged: Economic losses of approximately $400,000 Name of case: Haley v. WestPark Capital Court: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Case no.: 20-00320 Tried before: FINRA arbitration panel Name of judge or mediator: ...

Tagged with: Arbitration Securities Verdict

Where there is no agreement to the contrary, an arbitrator, and not the court, decides the preclusive effect of a prior court judgment. Background The crux of this case is the court’s standard for reviewing arbitration awards. The district court ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Arbitration Judge Allison Jones Rushing

Where an arbitrator ruled against a man’s Title VII, breach of contract and quantum meruit claims, and the plaintiff did not show how the award failed to draw its essence from the contract or exhibited a manifest disregard for the ...

Tagged with: Arbitration Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District