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Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
Appellate Practice

May 23, 2019

Implied-in-fact arbitration agreements: when no doesn’t mean no

Two recent appellate decisions reach opposite conclusions in very similar situations. These decisions remind us that there rarely is such a thing as “the law.” Outcomes are dependent on the facts, the lawyering , and the judge.

Michael H. Leb

Neutral
Leb Dispute Resolutions

Labor & Employment

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Fax: (310) 284-8229

Email: michael@lebdr.com

U Michigan Law School

THE NEUTRAL CORNER is a monthly column discussing recent cases or topics of interest from a neutral's perspective.

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Implied-in-fact arbitration agreements: when no doesn’t mean no
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In my last column, I defended the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in employment agreements while acknowledging the validity of some of the criticisms leveled by strong opponents of these clauses. Two recent cases, Diaz v. Sohnen Enterprises and $95

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