MBC Dev., LP v. Miller, 2024 Pa. LEXIS 790 (S. Ct. May 31, 2024) (Mundy, J.). We granted allowance of appeal to consider whether a limited partner may invoke the mandatory arbitration provision in the limited partnership agreements to compel arbitration of his challenges to a special litigation committee’s recommendation. Because we conclude the limited […]

Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski, 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2263, 2024 WL 2333424 (S. Ct. May 23, 2024) (Jackson, J.) The parties in this case executed two contracts. The first contained an arbitration provision with a delegation clause; per that provision, an arbitrator must decide all disputes under the contract, including whether a given disagreement is arbitrable. […]

Smith v. Spizzirri, 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2170, 2024 WL 2193872 (S. Ct. May 16, 2024) (Sotomayor, J.). The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) sets forth procedures for enforcing arbitration agreements in federal court. Section 3 of the FAA specifies that, when a dispute is subject to arbitration, the court “shall on application of one of the […]

Schwartz v. Kelly Servs., Inc., 2024 Pa. Super. LEXIS 114, 2024 WL 1317062 (March 28, 2024) (Stabile, J.). This interlocutory appeal concerns the scope of an Arbitration Agreement between Appellant, Kelly Services, Inc. (Kelly), and Nancy M. Schwartz (Schwartz). It is undisputed that Schwartz retained Kelly to help her find a new teaching position, and […]

McCrossin v. Comcast Spectacor, LLC, 2024 Pa. Super. LEXIS 33 (February 6, 2024) (Colins, J.). Appellants, Comcast Spectacor, LLC (Comcast Spectacor) and FPS Rink, L.P. (FPS) (collectively, Defendants), appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) overruling their preliminary objections seeking arbitration in a personal injury action brought by […]

Hernandez v. MicroBilt Corp., 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 32072 (3rd Cir. December 5, 2023) (Porter, C.J.). MicroBilt Corporation seeks to compel Maria Del Rosario Hernandez to arbitrate her claims under the Federal Arbitration Act. 9 U.S.C. § 4. But Hernandez has fully complied with MicroBilt’s arbitration provision, which allows her to pursue her claims in […]

Sapp v. Indus. Action Servs., LLC, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 18428, 2023 WL 4632784 (3d Cir. July 20, 2023) (Ambro, C.J.) Arbitration is an ever-growing trend that many parties prefer and courts routinely enforce. Yet that trend cannot continue so far that arbitration is forced on parties who never agreed to it. That is what […]

Carvell v. Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., 2023 Pa. Super. LEXIS 178 (May 5, 2023) (Bender, P.J.E.). After reviewing arbitration agreement, the court said that it was satisfied with the first prong of the test for determining whether arbitration should have been compelled has been met. The question was whether the estate’s crossclaims were […]