For decades, companies have struggled to find a solution to the problem of expensive and disruptive class action lawsuits. When the U.S. Supreme Court held—in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion—that ...

Since I became a lawyer in 1989, the use of arbitration as a dispute resolution technique has skyrocketed, and it is increasingly rare these days to find a contract that does not have an arbitration ...

The arbitration process is at the core of a discussion of how young players are paid in baseball. And as teams have drifted more and more toward those young players, it’s made arbitration — an already ...

This article highlights the advantages of arbitration over traditional court litigation. It explains that arbitration offers faster, more cost-effective, and final resolutions by allowing parties to ...

Business disputes often arise when companies or contractors disagree over contracts, services, or other business-related issues. Arbitration is a method used to resolve these disputes without going to ...

Once a player becomes eligible for salary arbitration, he is eligible each offseason (assuming he is tendered a contract) until he reaches six years of Major League service. At that point, the player ...

"What is the key to a successful mediation? It starts with the selection of the right mediator," according to Betsy G. Ramos, co-chair of the litigation department at Capehart Scatchard. Alternative ...

Players vs. teams. Doctors vs. insurers. How the same method for resolving pay disputes has led to wildly different results. By Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz Graphics by Alicia Parlapiano Sarah ...

Reliving a painful cycle, Detroit faithful must decide whether to cheer for their former ace as he chases a championship with the powerhouse Dodgers this October. The Dodgers have an edge over other ...