Bankruptcy Mediation in Consumer Cases: New Tools for Changing Times
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Benchnotes August 2020
Journal Issue:
Appeal Heads Toward the Fourth Circuit on Arbitration of Discharge Violations
Eventually, the Supreme Court will decide whether bankruptcy is a unique exception to the general rule that arbitration agreements are rigorously enforced.
Court:
Second Circuit Nixes Nationwide Class Actions for Discharge Violations
Second Circuit says that later Supreme Court authority did not undermine the appeals court’s prior decision that creditors cannot compel arbitration of discharge violations.
Court:
Incorporating AAA Rules by Reference Won’t Work with Consumers
Courts are split on the question of whether the incorporation of AAA rules by reference allows arbitrators to decide threshold questions of arbitrability and validity of an agreement to arbitrate.
Court: