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MJB LLC Client Wins $500,000 FINRA Arbitration Award

Michael J. Betts LLC Client Wins $500,000 FINRA Arbitration Award

On behalf of Michael J. Betts | March 17, 2020 | ADR

On February 18, 2020, following a three-day hearing in Pittsburgh, a FINRA arbitration panel issued an award in favor of a client represented by Michael J. Betts LLC, ordering a brokerage firm and a financial advisor to pay damages in the amount of $500,000. The claims arose from numerous unauthorized covered call trades made in […]

Class Arbitration

Supreme Court: Contract language must be clear for class arbitration

On behalf of Michael J. Betts | April 29, 2019 | ADR

Classwide arbitration is fundamentally different from individual arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently in the case of Lamps Plus, Inc., et al, v. Varela. The majority in the 5-4 decision held that classwide arbitration lacks many of the advantages of individual arbitration and undermines the central benefits of the process. Arbitration is a type […]

Disputes through Mediation

Resolving disputes through mediation

On behalf of Michael J. Betts | April 15, 2019 | ADR

Two parties may have a dispute, but that does not mean that they are headed to court. Often used as an alternative to litigation, mediation is one of the most common and efficient forms of alternative dispute resolution. Many like it because it avoids the expense, stress and time involved in going to court. The […]

US District Amends ADR

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Amends ADR Policies and Procedures to Add Flexibility to the ADR Process

On behalf of Michael J. Betts | December 15, 2018 | ADR

By Order dated November 28, 2018, Chief Judge Joy Flowers Conti approved amendments to the Court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Policies and Procedures.  The amendments, which become effective on January 2, 2019, relate to mediations and early neutral evaluations (ENEs) conducted pursuant to the Court’s ADR program. The amendments are subtle but noteworthy.  The first set […]

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania revises ADR procedures

On behalf of Michael J. Betts | May 3, 2018 | ADR

By Order dated February 16, 2018, supplemented by Order dated March 14, 2018, Chief Judge Joy Flowers Conti of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania approved revisions to the Court’s ADR Policies and Procedures, effective immediately. The significant substantive changes are: Good Faith Participation. New Section 2.8 of the ADR […]

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