The risk of a large verdict has always been a major factor in any litigation. In recent years, the potential for a punitive damages instruction reaching a jury and a consequent verdict has grown as well.
On January 15, 2024, the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") published updates to its Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules and Fee Schedule, aimed at streamlining the mass arbitration process and reducing costs.
Recently, in Snyder v. Old World Classics, LLC, 2023-Ohio-4019, Ohio's Ninth District Court held that any motion to compel arbitration under Ohio Revised Code 2711.03 requires an oral hearing.
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom's (Supreme Court) ruling in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) (Appellants) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others (Respondents) [2023] UKSC 28.