Recent ADR Journal stories tagged United States.
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 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 Natural Gas Company has initiated emergency arbitration proceedings against HEX Operating LLC (formerly Furie Operating Alaska) following the cutoff of discretionary gas de...
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...
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...
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...
Thousands of advertisers have initiated mass arbitration proceedings against Google, alleging they overpaid for advertisements due to the company's monopolistic practices in searc...
Apple has formally requested a US federal court to order a judicial settlement conference with Epic Games, targeting their ongoing dispute over App Store rules for commissions on...
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) has announced the establishment of a dedicated Web3 Panel to provide arbitration services for disputes involving blockchain, smart contr...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has confirmed the enforcement of a $562.5 million arbitral award granted to Devas Multimedia against Antrix Corporation, t...
On August 12, 2026, US District Judge Hernan D. Vera dismissed a lawsuit filed by four members of the Cascio family against the Michael Jackson estate, referring the dispute to co...
A US federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of Zia Chishti's lawsuit against Tatiana Spottiswoode and others, leaving a 2019 arbitration award in Spottiswoode's favor un...
On July 8, 2026, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided that a former Netflix employee's sexual harassment claims must proceed through private arbitration rather than in publi...
More than 550 families in Salisbury, Maryland, are seeking court sanctions against Perdue after the company withdrew from a scheduled court-ordered mediation in a lawsuit alleging...
Live Nation has petitioned a Los Angeles court to move ex-executive Nicholas Rumanes' $35 million whistleblower lawsuit into private arbitration, citing an arbitration agreement a...
A federal judge in Seattle granted a motion to compel arbitration between plaintiffs and the defendants The Real Brokerage and The Frano Team in a consolidated Real Estate Settlem...
Colorado's second-highest appellate court has issued two rulings that provide clarification regarding the limits and procedural requirements for mandatory arbitration in the state...