Tag Archives: West Palm Beach Arbitration Lawyers
Florida Court Throws Out Legal Malpractice Arbitration Clause
Recently, the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled against a law firm in a dispute over a mandatory arbitration clause. This underlying issue in this case was a legal malpractice claim raised by a former client of the law firm. In Lindsay Owens v. Katherine L. Corrigan and KLC Law, P.A., Florida’s Fourth… Read More »
Florida Appeals Court Ruling Demonstrates Power of Arbitration Agreements
Recently, on July 5th, 2017, the Third District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida issued a decision in the case of DDRA, LLC V. JARM, LLC, ET AL. This case involved a dispute over the applicability of a mandatory arbitration provision that had been included in a larger contract. The court’s ruling… Read More »
Understanding Arbitrability
We sign contracts with arbitration clauses all the time. Many employment contracts and commercial agreements have arbitration clauses within them. If you find yourself in a position where you need to sue, you may be required to arbitrate the cause instead of taking it to full trial, an issue that may work against you…. Read More »
Understanding Arbitration and Mediation
Alternative dispute resolution is a trendy new phrase that is becoming more and more popular as companies start paying attention to the rising costs of litigation. The idea behind alternative dispute resolution is that parties can use methods besides litigation to settle their differences. Two of the most common methods of alternative dispute resolution… Read More »
