Stone, Bales, Colvin, and Bullock's Arbitration Law, 5th
Description
The field of arbitration has been a dynamic subject of litigation in the courts. In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided dozens of cases that involve the interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act. Moreover, as the Court has broadened the use of arbitration as the primary and/or exclusive tribunal for deciding many types of civil law disputes, the lower federal courts have been inundated with cases involving the application and interpretation of the federal statute. In addition, courts in every state have been presented with an avalanche of cases implicating the federal arbitration statute and the way in which it overlaps with or conflicts with state law doctrines.
This casebook presents a comprehensive treatment of the legal issues involved in arbitration. The first four chapters address issues that arise under written agreements to arbitrate contained in private contracts. They present the law that has evolved under the Federal Arbitration Act, a statute that governs arbitration in contracts involving interstate commerce. Chapter 5 looks at arbitration in the labor management context that is governed by the Labor Management Relations Act. Chapter 6 addresses international commercial arbitration. Together the book is designed to give students a thorough understanding of arbitration law, and to provide a solid foundation for legal practice, whether in alternative dispute resolution tribunals or in the civil justice system.
This latest new edition presents an up-to-date treatment of this quickly evolving field. It includes all the recent Supreme Court decisions about arbitration, including Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana and Southwest Airlines v. Saxon. It contains extensive materials on class actions and mass arbitrations. It adds a discussion of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. Finally, it adds a new chapter on sports arbitration, including sections on grievance arbitration in the sports context, doping arbitration under the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), and international sports arbitration through the Court for Arbitration of Sport.
We hope that this new edition of Arbitration Law will provide law students with a thorough understanding of all the doctrinal and analytic tools needed to successfully practice law today. We expect that the new chapter on sports arbitration will introduce a topic that both faculty and students will find timely and interesting.
This casebook presents a comprehensive treatment of the legal issues involved in arbitration. The first four chapters address issues that arise under written agreements to arbitrate contained in private contracts. They present the law that has evolved under the Federal Arbitration Act, a statute that governs arbitration in contracts involving interstate commerce. Chapter 5 looks at arbitration in the labor management context that is governed by the Labor Management Relations Act. Chapter 6 addresses international commercial arbitration. Together the book is designed to give students a thorough understanding of arbitration law, and to provide a solid foundation for legal practice, whether in alternative dispute resolution tribunals or in the civil justice system.
This latest new edition presents an up-to-date treatment of this quickly evolving field. It includes all the recent Supreme Court decisions about arbitration, including Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana and Southwest Airlines v. Saxon. It contains extensive materials on class actions and mass arbitrations. It adds a discussion of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. Finally, it adds a new chapter on sports arbitration, including sections on grievance arbitration in the sports context, doping arbitration under the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), and international sports arbitration through the Court for Arbitration of Sport.
We hope that this new edition of Arbitration Law will provide law students with a thorough understanding of all the doctrinal and analytic tools needed to successfully practice law today. We expect that the new chapter on sports arbitration will introduce a topic that both faculty and students will find timely and interesting.