Brendan Gooley | Carlton Fields The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana rejected an effort to avoid arbitration based on Louisiana law. The court held that federal law applied and required arbitration of claims against both domestic and foreign insurers because the issues related to each group of insurers were intertwined. The… Continue reading Louisiana Federal Court Rejects Attempt to Avoid Arbitration, Holds That Arbitration Is Required Under Federal Law
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AAA-ICDR Introduces AI Arbitrator to Streamline Construction Dispute Resolution – Great Promise or Reason for Concern?
Jeffrey Brauer and Aaron Evenchik | Hahn Loeser & Parks The American Arbitration Association (AAA-ICDR®) is launching a first-of-its-kind AI arbitrator this November 2025, designed to handle smaller “documents-only” construction disputes. This change will take small disputes, typically handled on a fixed fee by a single arbitrator, and offer instead AI serving as a finder… Continue reading AAA-ICDR Introduces AI Arbitrator to Streamline Construction Dispute Resolution – Great Promise or Reason for Concern?
AI Arbitrators Have Now Arrived (At Least in Some Cases)!
David Cox, Lisa Dubot, James Ferguson, Brendan Harrington, Charles Harris II, Michael Lennon Jr., and Ryan Stanley | Mayer Brown This week the AAA-ICDR unveiled the first AI Arbitrator for use by a major arbitral institution to decide outcomes in certain types of cases. In this Legal Update we describe how the AAA-ICDR intends for… Continue reading AI Arbitrators Have Now Arrived (At Least in Some Cases)!
Introducing the New AAA-AI Arbitrator
Trent Cotney | Adams & Reese The American Arbitration Association–International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) has introduced an innovative AI arbitrator designed to transform the dispute resolution process, particularly in the construction sector. This AI solution is positioned as a fast, cost-effective, and reliable tool that operates within an intuitive, user-friendly platform. The AI arbitrator… Continue reading Introducing the New AAA-AI Arbitrator
You Agreed to Arbitrate, but the Other Side Refuses, What Now?
Jonna Summers | Porter Hedges A growing number of construction contracts now contain arbitration clauses. Yet, even with an arbitration clause, you may still find yourself before the court because your counterparty refuses to arbitrate. You have options. You can insist on your right to arbitrate by filing a motion to compel arbitration. Both the… Continue reading You Agreed to Arbitrate, but the Other Side Refuses, What Now?