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Arbitration is no longer the final frontier. Instead, arbitration is often the first and only forum for resolving disputes. The business community has embraced arbitration as an alternative method of dispute resolution, but sophisticated parties still maintain a preference favoring court resolution
Continue Reading Effective Carve-Outs to Seek Injunctive Relief from the Court in Arbitration Provisions

By Robert Milligan and Grace Chuchla

Arbitration agreements with carve-outs for provisional remedies are again the topic du jour, particularly in California courts which apply a stringent unconscionability analysis to employee arbitration agreements.

As we previously discussed on this blog, in October 2012, a federal district court for the Eastern District of California upheld an arbitration agreement even though it
Continue Reading California Appellate Decision Clarifies Standard for Injunctive Relief Carve-Outs Within California Arbitration Agreements