AAA Expands AI Arbitrator to US Commercial Document-Only Disputes
On November 9, 2026, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) announced the expansion of its AI Arbitrator service to eligible commercial, document-only disputes involving two p...
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General Motors Faces Arbitration After Terminating VAC Rare-Earth Magnet Supply Agreement in U.S.
General Motors (GM) canceled a long-term supply agreement for permanent magnets with Germany's VAC at VAC's new South Carolina plant.VAC's U.S. unit, e-VAC Magnetics, claims wrong...
Los Angeles in Mediation Over $1.4 Billion Sidewalk Settlement Compliance
The City of Los Angeles is engaged in ongoing mediation with legal monitors over its progress complying with a $1.4 billion settlement to improve sidewalk accessibility for people...
Ohio Supreme Court Orders Arbitration in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court-Union Dispute
On October 27, 2026, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court must arbitrate disputes with the Laborers' International Union of North America, Local...
FMCS Finalizes Rule Permitting Denial of Arbitrator Requests After Executive Orders
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) has finalized regulations allowing it to deny union requests for arbitrators at agencies affected by presidential executive o...
Second Circuit Rules Ending Forced Arbitration Act Covers All Claims in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
The Second Circuit has joined the Sixth and Ninth Circuits in holding that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) exempts not only sexual...
Portland, Maine Tenants Secure $3.6 Million Settlement With Landlord Through Mediation
More than 1,000 tenants in Portland, Maine will receive reimbursements after a $3.6 million mediated settlement with landlord Geoffrey Rice. The dispute centered on allegations th...
U.S. District Court Vacates $48 Million Arbitration Award Against OptumRx
On October 2, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida vacated a nearly $50 million arbitration award against OptumRx in a dispute with United Networks of...
ICC Tribunal Finds Venture Global Breached LNG Obligations to Galp Trading
Venture Global said the ICC International Court of Arbitration informed its subsidiary, Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC, on October 7, 2026, that an arbitral tribunal ha...
California Attorney General to Oversee Kaiser Permanente Medical Arbitration System
California has enacted Assembly Bill 1770, giving the state attorney general oversight of Kaiser Permanente's medical arbitration process after ongoing concerns about fairness. Th...
Illinois Supreme Court Rejects Arbitration of Wrongful Death Claims in Uber Case
The Illinois Supreme Court has decided that Uber cannot compel arbitration in wrongful death claims brought by a widow on behalf of her deceased husband. The court unanimously hel...
Boy Scouts $211 Million Escrow Interest Dispute Sent to Mediation
On September 4, 2026, a Delaware bankruptcy judge ordered mediation in the dispute over $211 million in interest earnings held in escrow as part of the Boy Scouts of America's $1....
Federal Judge Orders Mediation in Queen Memorial Church v. United Methodist Church Dispute
A federal lawsuit was filed by Queen Memorial Church in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, against the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church.The dispute centers on the...
Florida Court Orders Mandatory Mediation Between Celec and Progen in Commercial Dispute
A U.S. federal court in Florida has ordered the parties in an ongoing commercial dispute - Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador (Celec EP), Progen Industries LLC, and related entitie...
US Court Confirms $562.5 Million Arbitral Award for Devas Against Antrix
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has confirmed a $562.5 million arbitral award in favor of Devas Multimedia against Antrix Corporation, relating to the ter...
US Judge Refers Cascio Family Abuse Claim Against Michael Jackson Estate to Private Arbitration
A federal judge in the United States has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Cascio family against the estate of Michael Jackson, alleging childhood sexual abuse and questioning a pr...
Georgetown Analysis: No Surprises Act Arbitration Awards Raise Healthcare Costs in U.S.
A Georgetown University report finds that the federal arbitration process resolving out-of-network medical billing disputes under the No Surprises Act resulted in over $22 billion...
U.S. Senators File Amicus Brief Opposing Roblox Forced Arbitration in Abuse Survivor Lawsuit
U.S. Senators have filed an amicus brief in a legal case involving Roblox and a child sexual abuse survivor.The brief opposes Roblox's argument for forced arbitration due to recen...
Amazon Reinstates Binding Arbitration and Bars Class Actions for U.S. Customers
Amazon has updated its terms of service in the United States to require binding individual arbitration for customer disputes, ending access to class-action lawsuits.The change rev...
ENSTAR Initiates Emergency Arbitration Against HEX Operating Over Gas Deliveries in Alaska
ENSTAR Natural Gas Company has initiated emergency arbitration proceedings against HEX Operating LLC (formerly Furie Operating Alaska) following the cutoff of discretionary gas de...
Connecticut Appellate Court Bars Forcing State Into Arbitration in Pavonix Contract Dispute
A long-running contract and trade secrets dispute between Pavonix (formerly Softscape, Inc.) and the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch remains in state court after an appellate...
Hometap Seeks Federal Court Arbitration in Home Equity Investment Disputes
Boston-based Hometap has filed motions in federal courts in California, North Carolina, and New Jersey to compel arbitration in response to class action lawsuits regarding its hom...
U.S. House Passes Bill Requiring Binding Arbitration in Certain Labor Contract Disputes
On June 10, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (HR 5408), which would mandate binding arbitration when parties cannot reach a first labo...
Mass Arbitration Filed Against Google Over Alleged Ad Overpayments
Thousands of advertisers have initiated mass arbitration proceedings against Google, alleging they overpaid for advertisements due to the company's monopolistic practices in searc...