The United States Department of Education recently proposed to adopt measures designed to constrain the use of mandatory arbitration provisions by for-profit colleges that receive federal student aid.

In general, Guided Choice is a series of strategies used to provide real measurable value to clients and influence the selection of both lawyers and mediators.

The Texas Supreme Court is currently considering a petition for review in a unique case involving arbitration. Three years ago, a business filed a motion seeking to vacate an arbitral award of $3 million in legal fees issued to the company’s former law firm in Dallas County.

A Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel has held whether a group of workers may engage in class arbitration under the terms of a broadly worded arbitration agreement should be decided by an arbitrator.