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...
by travisadmin | Jul 31, 2020 | Arbitration, Labor Law
In United Auto Workers v. Trane (8th Cir., No. 19-2255, 07/30/2020), the Eighth Circuit of Appeals reversed the district court’s dismissal of claims by the Union seeking to vacate an arbitration award. The Union alleged Trane had breached the terms of the collective...
by travisadmin | Jun 23, 2020 | Arbitration, Labor Law
In Darrington v. Milton Hershey School (3rd Cir., No. 19-2754, 5/6/2020), the plaintiff spouses, Bradley and Val Darrington, served as house parents for the defendant school. Following their discharge, they sued the school for religious discrimination and retaliation...
