by Mark Travis | Mar 22, 2021 | Arbitration
In Jones v. Michaels Stores, Inc., (5th Cir., No. 20-30428, 3/15/2021), Jones invoked arbitration with her employer after she was fired, alleging violations of the company handbook. The arbitrator dismissed her claim based on Jones’ status as an employee-at-will....
by Mark Travis | Dec 30, 2020 | Arbitration
In United States ex rel. Paul Dorsa v. Miraca Life Sciences (6th Cir. , No. 20-5007, 12/30/2020), Paul Dorsa filed suit against Miraca Life Sciences, Inc., alleging unlawful retaliation under the False Claims Act, and the U.S. government intervened. Miraca sought to...
by Mark Travis | Dec 15, 2020 | Arbitration
In Hale v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC (6th Cir., No. 20-3412, 12/15/2020), the Sixth Circuit reversed and remanded the district court’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s petition to vacate an arbitrator’s award. Hale had initiated arbitration...
by Mark Travis | Oct 5, 2020 | Arbitration, Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing
In Robertson v. Intratek Computer, Inc. (5th Cir., No. 19-50792, 10/2/2020), Robertson sued the employer for violating the whistleblower statute for federal contractors, 41 U.S.C. § 4712. The district court compelled arbitration and the Fifth Circuit affirmed....
by Mark Travis | Sep 19, 2020 | Arbitration
In Gherardi v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (11th Cir., No. 18-18131, 9/17/2020), Gherardi, an investment advisor for Citigroup Global Markets (“Citi”) brought claims in arbitration against Citi for wrongful discharge. An arbitration panel awarded him...
by travisadmin | Aug 4, 2020 | Arbitration, Labor Law
In Weather Service Employees Ass’n v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (DC Cir., No 19-1163, 7/31/2020), the District of Columbia Circuit overruled a decision of the FLRA, for the second time in less than 60 days. In this case, the Weather Service Employees...
