Search : U.S. Supreme Court : Dispute Resolution & Arbitration : From 10/01/00 To 07/01/01
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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Indian Law |
| Title: | C & L ENTER., INC. v. CITIZEN BAND POTAWATOMI INDIAN TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA |
| Date: | 04/30/01 |
| Case Number: | 00-292 |
| Summary: | Where an arbitration clause in the contract proposed by the Indian Tribe specifies the enforcement of arbitral awards "in any court having jurisdiction thereof", the Indian Tribe has waived its immunity to suit in state court. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law |
| Title: | CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. v. ADAMS |
| Date: | 03/21/01 |
| Case Number: | 99-1379 |
| Summary: | The Federal Arbitration Act, at 9 USC 1, does not exempt all employment contracts subject to Congress' commerce power, but rather only the employment contracts of transportation workers. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration |
| Title: | GREENTREE FINANCIAL CORP.-ALABAMA v. RANDOLPH |
| Date: | 12/11/00 |
| Case Number: | 99-1235 |
| Summary: | An order compelling arbitration and dismissing a party's underlying claims is a "final decision with respect to an arbitration" within the meaning of the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 USC 16, and thus is immediately appealable. Arbitration agreements are enforceable even when they are silent as to arbitration costs and fees. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, TRANSPORTATION |
| Title: | E. ASSOC.COAL CORP. v. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AM., DISTRICT 17 |
| Date: | 11/28/00 |
| Case Number: | 99-1038 |
| Summary: | Public policy, as evidenced by Department of Transportation regulations, is to allow employers the freedom to rehabilitate truck drivers who test positive for drugs, so the arbitration award reinstating an employee who twice tested positive is not contrary to public policy. |