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Take My Arbitrator, Please: Commissioner "Best Interests" Disciplinary Authority In Professional Sports, Jason M. Pollack
Take My Arbitrator, Please: Commissioner "Best Interests" Disciplinary Authority In Professional Sports, Jason M. Pollack
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Use Of Arbitration To Settle Territorial Disputes, Carla S. Copeland
The Use Of Arbitration To Settle Territorial Disputes, Carla S. Copeland
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Pillars Of Civilization: Attorneys And Arbitration, Robert S. Clemente, Karen Kupersmith
Pillars Of Civilization: Attorneys And Arbitration, Robert S. Clemente, Karen Kupersmith
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
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A Model For Arbitration: Autonomy, Cooperation And Curtailment Of State Power, Kenneth
A Model For Arbitration: Autonomy, Cooperation And Curtailment Of State Power, Kenneth
Fordham Urban Law Journal
As compared with the formal pleadings, massive discovery, aggressive motion practice, and endless appeals of litigation, arbitration is undoubtedly more efficient as a dispute resolution mechanism. However, efficiency is only one of many advantages of arbitration. Arbitration empowers disputing parties, promotes individual autonomy and cooperation, and curtails the power of government in the process. Still, the state should not wholly limit its involvement in arbitral processes; the courts do and should have a substantial role in determining the enforceability of arbitration agreements and awards in a few select contexts. Overall, courts should enforce arbitration agreements and only limit enforceability that …
The Uncertain Legacy Of Gilmer: Mandatory Arbitration Of Federal Employment Discrimination Claims, John W.R. Murray
The Uncertain Legacy Of Gilmer: Mandatory Arbitration Of Federal Employment Discrimination Claims, John W.R. Murray
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The United States Supreme Court in Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. held that an employee could not be forced to arbitrate his discrimination claim against an employer pursuant to his union's collective bargaining agreement. Subsequent cases viewed Gardner-Denver as prohibiting mandatory arbitration in employment discrimination claims, until the Supreme Court upheld an agreement to submit all statutory discrimination claims to arbitration in Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp. Gilmer seems to have limited the prohibition of mandatory arbitration in Gardner-Denver to collective bargaining agreements. Subsequently, many lower courts interpret Gilmer as an approval of arbitration clauses in employment agreements, and as such, …