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Federal Common Law Control 'Arbitration' Under FAA
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Does federal common law or state law provide the meaning of "arbitration" within the Federal Arbitration Act? According to the Second Circuit Court of...
Second Circuit Rejects Arab Bank Interlocutory Appeal in Hamas Suit
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Friday, a Second Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously ruled that it lacked standing to hear a sanctions dispute about terrorism financing...
Sixth Amendment Doesn't Guarantee Family Seats at Voir Dire
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Close-knit families tend to support each other at major life events. Graduations. Weddings. Voir dire for a RICO trial jury selection. But while it's...
Second Circuit Sends OxyContin Case Back to Kentucky
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Kentucky has an OxyContin problem. For years, the drug has been so pervasive in the eastern part of the state that it's become known as "Heroin of the Hills,"...
Jacoby & Meyers Will Get Merits Ruling on Non-Lawyer Firm Ownership
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Jacoby & Meyers LLP won a Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Wednesday, reinstating its legal attack on a New York rule barring non-lawyers from owning...
Middle Finger Appeal Reaches Second Circuit
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
At this point, we should all be familiar with the general proposition that citizens are well within their rights to casually flip the bird to whomever they...
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