New Blawg Sidebar Category: Infotainment? The WSJ and CNN report today, October 2, 2018, that Pres. Donald J. Trump (aka David Dennison) directed his attorney Michael Cohen to seek a restraining order through an arbitration proceeding to prevent Stormy Daniels (aka Peggy Peterson aka Stephanie Clifford) from airing dirty laundry in a TV […]
This Is Part Of The Ongoing Google – Uber Litigation/Arbitration Over Alleged Misappropriation By Uber Of Google Self-Driving Car Technology. Google initiated arbitration proceedings against two former employees involved in developing self-driving car technology after the employees formed their own company (Otto) and their new company was acquired by Uber. A discovery dispute […]
Does Exemption In Section 1 Of The FAA For Workers Engaged In Interstate Commerce Apply To Independent Contractors? And Who Decides? We posted earlier about this case on February 26, 2018. The issues presented are: (1) Whether a dispute over applicability of the Federal Arbitration Act's Section 1 exemption is an arbitrability issue […]
Consolidated Appeals Brought By Uber Overturn Pro-Driver Rulings Of District Court. O'Connor v. Uber, No. 16-5595, and related appeals (9th Cir. 9/25/18) (Clifton, Tallman, Ikuta) reverses the district court's denial of Uber's motions to compel arbitration, based on Mohamed v. Uber Technologies, Inc., 848 F. 3d 1201 (9th Cir. 2016). Mohamed, which we blogged […]
Stormy Weather . . . Above: Video/recording: Comedian Harmonists Sing Quand Il Pleut (Stormy Weather/Ohne Dich). 1933. News about our latest reality show, Stephanie Clifford a.k.a. Stormy Daniels a.k.a. Peggy Peterson v. Donald J. Trump a.k.a. David Dennison, and Essential Consultants, LLC, LASC Case No. BC696568 (filed March 6, 2018) is […]
Material Amendment To A Footnote? On September 11, 2016, we posted about the Uber Drivers cases, Mohamed v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al., and Gillette v. Uber Technologies, Inc., Nos. 15-16178 and 15-16181 (9th Cir. 9/7/16). The 9th Circuit opinion penned by Judge Clifton held that the issue of arbitrability was effectively delegated […]
How Will This Ultimately Play Out? In Mohamed v. Uber Technologies and Gillette v. Uber Technologies, Nos. 15-16178 and 16181 (9th Cir. 9/7/16), cases in which district court judge Edward M. Chen found arbitration clauses between Uber and its drivers to be unenforceable, the 9th Circuit panel has affirmed in part and reversed in […]
In One Case, Arbitration Presented Possibility Of Inconsistent Rulings, And In The Other Case, Arbitration Of Indemnification Claim Was Beyond The Scope Of The Agreement To Arbitrate The following scenario reminds me of cases I have litigated – and arbitrated. Buyer discovers water intrusion in home she buys, and sues Developer and later […]
“I was never ruined but twice — once when I lost a lawsuit, once when I won one.” — Voltaire The purpose of this blawg is to provide an up-to-date discussion of California case law and developments concerning mediation and arbitration — the two most common varieties of “alternative dispute resolution” (ADR). For […]