AAA Yearbook on Arbitration and the Law, 26th Edition

Foreword
Eric R. Tuchmann

About the Editors 

Introduction
Stephen K. Huber and Ben H. Sheppard, Jr.

Part I: Case Digests

Chapter 1--The Arbitration Agreement

1.01 Contract Formation

Guidotti v. Legal Helpers Debt Resolution, L.L.C., 716 F.3d 764 (3d Cir. 2013) 
Hergenreder v. Bickford Senior Living Group, LLC, 656 F.3d 411 (6th Cir. 2011) 
Canales v. Univ. of Phoenix, Inc., 854 F.Supp.2d 119 (D. Maine 2012) 
In re Zappos.com, Inc., Customer Data Sec. Breach Litig, 893 F.Supp.2d 1058 (D. Nev. 2012) 
Bancorpsouth Bank v. Shields, 385 S.W.3d 805 (Ark. 2011)

1.02 State Contract Law Defenses

Noohi v. Toll Bros. Inc., 708 F.3d 599 (4th Cir. 2013) 
Applied Energetic, Inc. v. NewOak Capital Markets, LLC, 645 F.3d 522 (2nd Cir. 2011) 
Wake County Board of Education v. Dow Roofing Systems, LLC, 792 F.Supp.2d 897 (E.D.N.C. 2011)

1.03 Public Policy Defenses: Unconscionability

Muriithi v. Shuttle Exp., Inc., 712 F.3d 173 (4th Cir. 2013) 
Harrington v. Atlantic Sounding Co., 602 F.3d 113 (2d Cir. 2010) 
Nino v. Jewelry Exchange, Inc., 609 F.3d 191 (3d Cir. 2010) 
Zaborowski v. MHN Gov't Servs., Inc., 936 F. Supp. 2d 1145 (N.D. Cal. 2013)
Hendricks v. AT&T Mobility, LLC, 823 F. Supp. 2d 1015 (N.D. Cal. 2011)
Kelker v. Geneva-Roth Ventures, Inc., 303 Mont. 254 (Mont. 2013)

1.04 Defective (Unenforceable) Arbitration Agreements

In re Elec. Mach. Enter., 479 F.3d 791 (11th Cir. 2007)
Boatright v. Aegis Def. Servs., LLC, 938 F. Supp. 2d 602 (E.D. Va. 2013)
Hill v. Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., 799 F.Supp.2d 658 (E.D. La. 2011)
Am. Gen. Home Equity, Inc. v. Kestel, 235 S.W.3d 543 (Ky. 2008)

1.05 Waiver of the Right to Arbitrate 

In re Pharmacy Benefit Managers Antitrust Litig., 700 F.3d 109 (3d Cir. 2012)
Johnson Associates Corp. v. HL Operating Corp., 680 F.3d 713 (6th Cir. 2012)
Garcia v. Wachovia Corp., 699 F.3d 1273 (11th Cir. 2012)
Gray Holdco, Inc. v. Cassady, 654 F.3d 444 (3d Cir. 2011)
Erdman Co. v. Phoenix Land & Acquisition, LLC, 650 F.3d 1115 (8th Cir. 2011)
Hill v. Ricoh Am., 603 F.3d 766 (10th Cir. 2010)
Petroleum Pipe Am. Corp. v. Jindal Saw, Ltd., 575 F.3d 476 (5th Cir. 2009)
Mahmoud Shaban & Sons Co. v. Mediterranean Shipping Co., 2013 WL 5303761 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 20, 2013) 
Bates v. Laminack, 969 F.Supp.2d 649 (S.D. Tex. 2013)
O'Neal v. Bama Exterminating Co., Inc., 2013 WL 3336989 (Ala. 2013) 
Lemon Drop Properties, LLC v. Pass Marinne, LLC, 73 So. 3d 1131 (Miss. 2011) 

Chapter 2--Arbitral Jurisdiction

2.01 Scope of the Arbitration Agreement 

Cape Flattery Ltd. v. Titan Maritime, LLC, 647 F.3d 914 (9th Cir. 2011) 
Idea Nuova, Inc. v. GM Licensing Grp., Inc., 617 F.3d 177 (2d Cir. 2010) 
Horne v. Los Alamos Nat. Sec., L.L.C., 296 P.3d 478 (N.M. 2013) 
China Auto Care, L.L.C. v. China Auto Care (Caymans), 859 F. Supp. 2d 582 (S.D.N.Y. 2012) 
Harrell's LLC v. Agrium Advanced (U.S.) Technologies, 795 F.Supp.2d 1321 (M.D. Fla. 2011)
Landers v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp. 739 S.E.2d 209 (S.C. 2013)
Westenfelder v. Novo Ventures (US), Inc., 797 F.Supp.2d 188 (D. Mass. 2011) 
Olshan Found. Repair Co. of Mobile, LP v. Schultz, 64 So. 3d 598 (Ala. 2010) 

2.02 Who Decides Arbitrability: Court or Arbitrator? 

Granite Rock Co. v. Int'l Bhd of Teamsters, 130 S. Ct. 2847 (2010) 
Rent-A-Center West, Inc. v. Jackson, 130 S. Ct. 2772 (2010) 
In re Checking Account Overdraft Litigation, 674 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2012) 
Petrofac, Inc. v. DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Co., 687 F.3d 671 (5th Cir. 2012) 
Solymar Investments, Ltd. v. Banco Santander S.A., 672 F.3d 981 (11th Cir. 2012) 
Bechtel Do Brasil Construções Ltda. v. Ueg Araucária Tda., 638 F.3d 50 (2d Cir. 2011)
Republic of Ecuador v. Chevron Corp., 638 F.3d 384 (2d Cir. 2011)
Dealer Computer Serv., Inc. v. Old Colony, 588 F.3d 884 (5th Cir. 2009) 
Fallo v. High-Tech Inst., 559 F.3d 874 (8th Cir. 2009) 
Balt. Cnty. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 4 v. Balt. Cnty., 57 A.3d 425 (Md. 2012), reconsideration denied (Jan. 18, 2013)
FusionStorm Inc. v. Presido Network Solutions, Inc., 871 F. Supp. 2d 1345 (M.D. Fla. 2012)

2.03 Severability/Separability of the Arbitration Agreement 

Gore v. Alltel Commc'n, LLC, 666 F.3d 1027 (7th Cir. 2012) 
Townsend v. Quadrant Corp., 268 P.3d 917 (Wash. 2012) 
Gessa v. Manor Care of Fla., Inc., 86 So. 3d 484 (Fla. 2011) 
84 Lumber Co. v. F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielson & Assocs., LLC, No. 12--1748, 2013 WL 3872217 (E.D. La. 2013) 
Brubaker v. Barrett, 801 F.Supp.2d 743 (E.D. Tenn. 2011) 
State of West Virginia, ex rel. Richmond American Homes of West Virginia v. Sanders, 228 
W.Va. 125, 717 S.E.2d 909 (W. Va. 2011) 
In re Morgan Stanley & Co., 293 S.W.3d 182 (Tex. 2009) 
Johnson v. Jefferson Cnty. Racing Assn., 1 So. 3d 960 (Ala. 2008) 

2.04 Non-Signatories: Arbitral Jurisdiction Over Parties Who Have Not Signed the Arbitration Agreement 

In re Wholesale Grocery Products Antitrust Litig. 707 F.3d 917 (8th Cir. 2013)
Rajagopalan v. NoteWorld, LLC, 718 F.3d 844 (9th Cir. 2013) 
Krammer v. Toyota Motor Corp., 705 F.3d 1122 (9th Cir. 2013)
Waterford Inv. Services, Inc. v. Bosco, 682 F.3d 348 (4th Cir. 2012)
Covington v. Aban Offshore Ltd. 650 F.3d 556 (5th Cir. 2011) 
DK Joint Venture 1 v. Weyand, 649 F.3d 310 (5th Cir. 2011) 
Simmons Foods, Inc. v. H. Mahmood J. Al-Bunnia & Sons Co., 634 F.3d 466 (8th Cir. 2011)
Lawson v. Life of the South Ins. Co., 648 F.3d 116 (11th Cir. 2011) 
Ragone v. Atl. Video Manhattan Ctr., 595 F.3d 115 (2d Cir. 2010) 
Belzberg v. Verus Inv. Holdings, Inc., 21 N.Y.3d 626 (N.Y. 2013)
Rachal v. Reitz, 403 S.W.3d 840 (Tex. 2013)
Surface Igniter, LLC v. Radmacher, No. 1:13 CV 1599, 2013 WL 5279343 (N.D. Ohio 2013)
Mosaic Underwriting Service, Inc. v. Moncla Marine Operations, Inc., No. 12-2183, 2013 WL 1556141 (E.D. La. 2013) 
In re Rubiola, 334 S.W.3d 220 (Tex. 2011)

2.05 Non-Signatories: Application of the 9 U.S.C. Section 3 Mandatory Stay to Non-Signatories

Arthur Andersen L.L.P. v. Carlisle, 129 S. Ct. 1896 (2009)
Gorsuch, Ltd. v. Wells Fargo Nat. Bank Ass'n, 830 F. Supp. 2d 1202 (D. Colo. 2011) 

2.06 Class Arbitration: Developing Case Law, Including the Enforceability of Clauses Prohibiting Class Arbitration

Am. Express Co. v. Italian Colors Rest., 133 S. Ct. 2304 (2013)
Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, 133 S.Ct 2064 (2013)
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S.Ct 1740 (2011)
Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Intl. Corp., 130 S.Ct. 1758 (2010) 
Sutherland v. Ernst & Young LLP, 726 F.3d 290 (2d Cir. 2013)
Fantastic Sams Franchise Corp. v. F.S.R.O. Ass'n, Ltd., 683 F.3d 18 (1st Cir. 2012)
Reed v. Florida Metro. Univ., Inc., 681 F.3d 630 (5th Cir. 2012) 
Pendergast v. Sprint Nextel Corp., 691 F.3d 1224 (11th Cir. 2012)
Cruz v. Cingular Wireless, LLC, 648 F.3d 1205 (11th Cir. 2011)
Fensterstock v. Educ. Fin. Partners, 611 F.3d 124 (2d Cir. 2010) 
Greenwood v. CompuCredit Corp., 615 F.3d 1204 (9th Cir. 2010)
McKenzie Check Advance of Fla., LLC v. Betts, 112 So.3d 1176 (Fla. 2013)
Schnuerle v. Insight Commc'ns Co., L.P., 376 S.W.3d 561 (Ky. 2012)

2.07 Appeal of Trial Court Orders Requiring or Denying Arbitration

Grosvenor v. Qwest Corp., 733 F.3d 990 (10th Cir. 2013)
Heinen v. Northrop Grumman Corp., 671 F.3d 669 (7th Cir. 2012)
Dialysis Access Center, LLC v. RMS Lifeline, Inc., 638 F.3d 367 (1st Cir. 2011)
Turi v. Main Street Adoption Services, LLP, 633 F.3d 296 (6th Cir. 2011)
Braintree Laboratories, Inc. v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 622 F.3d 36 (1st Cir. 2010)
Univ. of Illinois v. Organon Teknika Corp., 614 F.3d 372 (7th Cir. 2010)
North Fork Collieries, LLC v. Hall, 322 S.W.3d 98 (Ky. 2010)
VNA, Inc. v. Figueroa, 403 S.W.3d 480 (Tex. App.--El Paso 2013, no pet. h.) 
Nat'l Wastewater Sys., Inc. v. McKittrick Precast, Inc., No. 2:13-0527, 2013 WL 4648334 (W.D. La. 2013)

Chapter 3--Interaction of Federal and State Law

3.01 Commerce Clause Preemption of State Law by the FAA 

Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Howard, 133 S. Ct. 500 (2012) 
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S.Ct 1740 (2011) 
Preston v. Ferrer, 128 S. Ct. 978 (2008) 
Coneff v. AT&T Corp., 673 F.3d 1155 (9th Cir. 2012)
Bradley v. Brentwood Homes, Inc., 730 S.E.2d 312 (S.C. 2012)
Robinson v. Title Lenders, Inc., 364 S.W.3d 505 (Mo. 2012)
Nafta Traders, Inc. v. Quinn, 339 S.W.3d 84 (Tex. 2011)
Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel v. Hunan, Inc., 757 N.W.2d 205 (N.M. 2008)
Satomi Owners Ass'n v. Satomi, L.L.C., 225 P.3d 213 (Wash. 2009) (en banc)
Moscatiello v. Hilliard, 939 A.2d 325 (Pa. 2007)
Davidson v. A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., 748 S.E.2d 300 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013) 
Swissmex-Rapid S.A. DE C.V. v. SP Systems, LLC, 212 Cal. App. 4th 539 (Cal. App. 2012)

3.02 The Role of State Arbitration Law

Marmet Health Care Center Inc. v. Brown, 132 S.Ct. 1201 (2012)
Delaware Coal. for Open Gov't, Inc. v. Strine, 733 F.3d 510 (3d Cir. 2013)
Raymond James Fin. Servs., Inc. v. Phillips, 126 So.3d 186 (Fla. 2013)
Southern Pioneer Life Insurance Co. v. Thomas, 385 S.W.3d 770 (Ark. 2011)
Quinn v. NAFTA Traders, Inc., 360 S.W.3d 713 (Tex. App.--Dallas 2012, pet. denied)

3.03 Federal Court Jurisdiction and the FAA 

CompuCredit Corporation v. Greenwood, 132 S.Ct. 665 (2012)
Vaden v. Discover Bank, 129 S. Ct. 1262 (2009)
CMH Homes, Inc. v. Goodner, 729 F.3d 832 (8th Cir. 2013)
Ipcon Collections L.L.C. v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 698 F.3d 58 (2d Cir. 2012)
Countrywide Home Loans v. Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp., 642 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2011)
Community State Bank v Strong, 651 F.3d 1241 (11th Cir. 2011)
Northport Health Serv. v. Rutherford, 605 F.3d 483 (8th Cir. 2010)
Geographic Expeditions, Inc. v. Estate of Lhotka ex rel. Lhotka, 599 F.3d 1102 (9th Cir. 2010)
I-Wen Chang Liu v. Mar, 2013 WL 1499179 (N.D. Ill. 2013) 

3.04 Choice of Law and Choice of Forum

KPMG LLP v. Cocchi, 132 S.Ct. 23 (2011)
Wootten v. Fisher Investments, Inc., 688 F.3d 487 (8th Cir. 2012)
Pokorny v. Quixtar, 601 F.3d 987 (9th Cir. 2010)
Northrop Grumman Ship Sys., Inc. v. Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Venezuela, 575 F.3d 491 (5th Cir. 2009)
BDO Seidman, LLP v. SSW Holding Co, Inc., 386 S.W.3d 361 (Ark. 2012)
In re Lopez, 372 S.W.3d 174 (Tex. 2012) 222

Chapter 4--The Arbitral Tribunal

4.01 Disqualification of Arbitrators: Evident Partiality and Related Grounds

Kolel Beth Yechiel Mechil of Tartikov, Inc. v. YLL Irrevocable Trust, 729 F.3d 99 (2d Cir. 2013)
Thomas Kinkade Co. v. White, 711 F.3d 719 (6th Cir. 2013) 
Scandinavian Reinsurance Co. Ltd. v. Saint Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co., 668 F.3d 60 (2d Cir. 2012)
Ventress v. Japan Airlines, 603 F.3d 676 (9th Cir. 2010)
Positive Software Solutions v. New Century Mortgage Corp., 476 F.3d 278 (5th Cir. 2007)
New Regency Prods. v. Nippon Herald Films, Inc., 501 F.3d 1101 (9th Cir. 2007)
Victorian v. Valero St. Charles Refinery Valero Refining-New Orleans, L.L.C., 2013 WL 4508005 (E.D. La. 2013)
DT-Trak Consulting, Inc. v. Prue, 814 N.W.2d 804 (S.D. 2012)
Viacom Int'l Inc. v. Winshall, 72 A.3d 78 (Del. 2013)
Mt. Holyoke Home, L.P. v. Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, L.L.P., 162 Cal. Rptr. 3d 597 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013)
Fleury v. Amedore Homes, Inc., 976 N.Y.S.2d 179 (2013)

4.02 Structural Bias: Non-neutral Neutrals

Haworth v. Superior Court, 235 P.3d 152 (Cal. 2010)
Gray v. Chiu, 212 Cal. App. 4th 1355, 151 Cal. Rptr. 3d 791 (2013) 

4.03 Failure of Arbitral Selection Provisions

Khan v. Dell Inc., 669 F.3d 350 (3d Cir. 2012)
BP Exploration Libya Ltd. v. ExxonMobil Libya Ltd., 689 F.3d 481 (5th Cir. 2012)
Ins. Co. of North Am. v. Public Service Mut. Ins. Co., 609 F.3d 122 (2d Cir. 2010)
In re Serv. Corp. Int'l and SCI Texas Funeral Servs., Inc., 355 S.W.3d 655 (Tex. 2011)
Younessi v. Recovery Racing, LLC, 88 So. 3d 364 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)
QuickClick Loans, LLC v. Russell, 407 Ill.App.3d 46 (Ill. Ct. App. 2d 2011)
C.R. Klewin N.E., LLC v. City of Bridgeport, 919 A.2d 1002 (Conn. 2007)
Miller v. GGNSC Atlanta, LLC, 746 S.E.2d 680 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013)

4.04 Arbitrator Immunity

Sacks v. Dietrich, 663 F.3d 1065 (9th Cir. 2011)

Chapter 5--Preliminary Proceedings

5.01 Interim Relief by the Court

Adam Techs. Int'l S.A. de C.V. v. Sutherland Global Servs. Inc., 729 F.3d 443 (5th Cir. 2013)
Weingarten Realty Investors v. Miller, 661 F.3d 904 (5th Cir. 2011)
Next Step Med. Co. v. Johnson & Johnson Int'l, 619 F.3d 67 (C.A.1 (Puerto Rico) 2010)
Toyo Tire Holdings of Am. v. Continental Tire North America, 609 F.3d 975 (9th Cir. 2010)
Spinks v. Automation Personnel Serv., Inc., 49 So.3d 186 (Ala. 2010)
Kuruwa v. Am. Arbitration Ass'n, 2013 WL 2433068 (S.D.N.Y. 2013)

5.02 Arbitral Subpoenas and Pre-hearing Discovery 

Life Receivables Trust v. Syndicate 102 at Lloyd's of London, 549 F.3d 210 (2nd Cir. 2008)
Colo. Mills, LLC v. SunOpta Grains and Foods, Inc., 269 P.3d 731 (Col. 2012)

5.03 Arbitral Stays of Parallel Litigation and Judicial Stays of Arbitral Proceedings

PowerShare, Inc. v. Syntel, Inc., 597 F.3d 10 (1st Cir. 2010)

5.04 Judicial Stay of Litigation Pending Arbitration 

Louis Berger Group Inc. v. State Bank of India, 802 F.Supp.2d 482 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)

Chapter 6--The Arbitration Proceeding

6.01 Preclusion: Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel

Lagstein v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London, 725 F.3d 1050 (9th Cir. 2013)
Manganella v. Evanston Ins. Co., 700 F.3d 585 (1st Cir. 2012)
Cont'l Holdings, Inc. v. Crown Holdings Inc., 672 F.3d 567 (8th Cir. 2012)
FleetBoston Financial Corp. v. Alt, 638 F.3d 70 (1st Cir. 2011)
Grisby & Associates, Inc. v. M Securities Investment, 664 F.3d 1350 (11th Cir. 2011)
Shell Oil Co. v. CO2 Committee, Inc., 589 F.3d 1105 (10th Cir. 2009)
Nat’l Wine & Spirits, Inc. v. Ernst & Young, LLP, 976 N.E.2d 699 (Ind. 2012)

6.02 Remedial Authority of Arbitrators

Reliastar Life Ins. Co. of N.Y. v. EMC Nat'l Life Ins. Co., 564 F.3d 81 (2d Cir. 2009)
Kitchens v. Turquoise Properties Gulf, Inc., 70 So.3d 377 (Ala.Civ.App. 2010)

6.03 Awards of Costs, Fees, and Interest

Newmont v. Ins. Co. of North Am., 615 F. 3d 1268 (10th Cir. 2010)
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC v. Tobin, 571 F.3d 162 (1st Cir. 2009)
AIG Baker Sterling Heights v. Am. Multi-Cinema, 508 F.3d 995 (11th Cir. 2007)
Bald, Fat, & Ugly, LLC v. Keane, 303 P.3d 166 (Idaho 2013)
Don Drennen Motor Co., Inc. v. McClung, 79 So.3d 593 (Ala. 2011)
Roberts v. Packard, Packard & Johnson, 159 Cal. Rptr. 3d 180 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013)

6.04 Representation of Corporations

NISHA L.L.C. v. TriBuilt Construction Group, L.L.C, 388 S.W.3d 444 (Ark. 2012)

Chapter 7--Challenges to the Arbitral Award

7.01 Statutory Deadlines for Submission of Application to Vacate or Modify Award

Domnarski v. UBS Fin. Servs., Inc., 919 F. Supp. 2d 183 (D. Mass. 2013)
James Valley Grain v David, 802 N.W.2d 158 (N.D. 2011)
M3 Healthcare Solutions v. Family Practice Assoc., 996 A.2d 1279 (Del. 2010)

7.02 Contractual Expansion of Grounds of Judicial Review

303 Hall Street Assoc. v. Mattel, 552 U.S. 576 (2008)
Nafta Traders, Inc. v. Quinn, 339 S.W.3d 84 (Tex. 2011)

7.03 Challenges Based on Evidentiary and Procedural Issues

Doral Fin. Corp. v. García-Vélez, 725 F.3d 27 (1st Cir. 2013)
Positive Software Solutions v. New Century Mortgage Corp., 619 F. 3d 458 (5th Cir. 2010)
U.S. Life Ins. Co. v. Superior Nat'l Ins. Co., 591 F.3d 1167 (9th Cir. 2010)
Century Indem. Co. v. Certain Underwriters of Lloyd's London, 584 F.3d 513 (3d Cir. 2009)
Bosack v. Soward, 586 F.3d 1096 (9th Cir. 2009)
Turquoise Properties Gulf, Inc. v. Overmyer, 81 So.3d 1250 (Ala. 2011)
Pirtek USA, LLC v. Whitehead, 51 So. 3d 291 (Ala. 2010)

7.04 Challenges That Arbitrators Exceeded Their Authority

Timegate Studios, Inc. v. Southpeak Interative, L.L.C., 713 F.3d 797 (5th Cir. 2013)
White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc. v. Glawson Investments Corp., 660 F.3d 1277 (11th Cir. 2011)
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. v. Garrett, 816 F. Supp. 2d 439 (5th Cir. 2011)
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. WMR e-PIN, LLC, 653 F.3d. 702 (8th Cir. 2011)
MCI Constructors, LLC v. City of Greensboro, 610 F.3d 849 (4th Cir. 2010)
Raymond James Fin. Servs. v. Bishop, 596 F. 3d 183 (4th Cir. 2010)
Seagate Tech. v. Western Digital Corp., 34 N.W.2d 555 (Minn. App. 2013)

7.05 Manifest Disregard of the Law

Stolt-Nielson SA v. Animalfeeds int'l Corp., 130 S. Ct. 1758 (2010)
Bangor Gas Co., L.L.C. v. H.Q. Energy Servs. Inc., 695 F.3d 181 (1st Cir. 2012)
Medicine Shoppe Int'l v. Turner Investments, 614 F.3d 485 (8th Cir. 2010)
Lagstein v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, 607 F.3d 634 (9th Cir. 2010)
Frazier v. CitiFinancial Corp. LLC, 604 F.3d 1313 (11th Cir. 2010)
Citigroup Global Mkts. Inc. v. Bacon, 562 F.3d 349 (5th Cir. 2009)
Robinson v. Henne, 115 So.3d 797 (Miss. 2013) 
Hereford v. D.R. Horton, Inc., 13 So.3d 375 (Ala. 2009)

7.06 Non-Statutory Grounds for Review: Public Policy

Country Preferred Ins. Co. v. Whitehead, 979 N.E.2d 35 (Ill. 2012)
Kitsap County Deputy Sheriff's Guild v. Kitsap County, 167 Wn. 2d 428 (Wash. 2009)

Chapter 8--International Arbitration

8.01 Applicability of the New York Convention

VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. v. Matlinpatterson Global Opportunities Partners II L.P., 717 F.3d 322 (2d Cir. 2013) 
The Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Cubic Defense Systems, Inc., 665 F.3d 1091 (9th Cir. 2011)
Safety Nat'l Casulty Corp v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, 587 F.3d 714 (5th Cir. 2009)
Rogers v. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, 547 F.3d 1148 (9th Cir. 2008)

8.02 Enforcement of the Arbitration Agreement

Schneider v. Kingdom of Thailand, 688 F.3d 68 (2d Cir. 2012)
Republic of Argentina v. BG Group PLC, 665 F.3d 1363 (D.C. Cir. 2012)
Lindo v. NCL (Bahamas), Ltd., 652 F.3d 1257 (11th Cir. 2011)
Answers in Genesis v. Creation Ministries Int'l, Ltd., 556 F.3d 459 (6th Cir. 2009)
Thomas v. Carnival Corp., 573 F.3d 1113 (11th Cir. 2009)
Pirito v. Penn Eng'g World Holdings, 947 F. Supp. 2d 489 (E.D. Pa. 2013)
Cont'l Transfert Technique Limited v. Federal Government of Nigeria, 800 F.Supp.2d 161, (D.D.C. 2011)
Constellation Energy Commodities Group Inc. v. Transfield ER Cape Ltd, 801 F. Supp. 2d 211 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)

8.03 Removal Under 9 U.S.C. § 205

Infuturia Global Ltd. v. Sequus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 631 F.3d 1133 (9th Cir. 2011)
Kolel Beth Yechiel Mechil of Tartikov, Inc. v. YLL Irrevocable Trust, 863 F. Supp. 2d 351 (S.D.N.Y. 2012)
Simmons v. Sabine River Authority of Louisiana, 823 F.Supp.2d 420 (W.D. La. 2011)
QPro Inc. v. RTD Quality Servs., 761 F. Supp. 2d 492 (S.D. Tex. 2011) 
Ruiz v. Carnival Corp., 754 F.Supp.2d 1328 (S.D. Fla. 2010)

8.04 Waiver of Removal Rights Relating to the New York Convention

Republic of Ecuador v. Connor, 708 F.3d 651 (5th Cir. 2013)
Ario v. Underwriting Members of Syndicate 53 at Lloyds for the 1998 Year of Account, 618 F.3d 277 (3d Cir. 2010)
ENSCO Int'l, Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, 579 F.3d 442 (5th Cir. 2009)

8.05 Court Assisted Evidence Gatherings Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782

In re Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones S.A. v. JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc., 685 F.3d 987 (11th Cir. 2012) 
El Paso Corp. v. La Comision Ejecutiva Hidroelectricia del Rio Lempa, 341 Fed. Appx. 31 (5th Cir. Aug. 6, 2009) 
In Re Application of Mesa Power Grp., L.L.C., 878 F. Supp. 2d 1296 (S.D. Fla. 2012) 
In re Chevron Corp., 753 F. Supp. 2d 536, 537 (D. Md. 2010)
In re Application of Chevron Corp., 762 F. Supp. 2d 242 (D. Mass. 2010)

8.06 Injunctions Against Arbitration 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. v. VCG Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., 598 F.3d 30 (2d Cir. 2010)
Hospira, Inc. v. Therabel Pharma N.V., 2013 WL 3811488 (N.D. Ill. 2013)

8.07 Procedural Barriers Against Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

First Inv. Corp. of Marshall Islands v. Fuijan Mawei Shipbuilding, Ltd., 703 F.3d 742
(5th Cir. 2012)
GSS Group Ltd v. Nat'l Port Auth., 680 F.3d 805 (D.C. Cir. 2012)
Figueiredo Ferraz E Engenharia de Projeto Ltda. V. Republic of Peru, 665 F.3d 384 (2d Cir. 2011) 
Frontera Resources Azerbaijan Corp. v. State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan Republic, 582 F.3d 393 (2d Cir. 2009)

8.08 Enforcement of Foreign Awards Vacated at the Seat of Arbitration

Termorio S.A. E.S.P. v. Electranta S.P., 487 F.3d 928 (D.C. Cir. 2007)
Corporacion Mexicana de Mantenimiento Integral, S. de R.L. de C.V. v. Pemex-Exploracion y Produccion, 962 F.Supp.2d 642 (S.D.N.Y. 2013)

Part II: Decisions That Discuss AAA Arbitration Rules

A. Overview: The AAA Arbitration Rules in the Courts 
B. Alphabetical Table of Cases 
C. Index of Cases Arranged By Type of AAA Rules 
D. Digests of Cases Discussing AAA Rules (Arranged Alphabetically) 

Appendices on CD-ROM

Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes
Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures
Construction Arbitration Rules and Mediation Rules
ICDR Guidelines for Arbitrators Concerning Exchanges of Information
International Dispute Resolution Procedures

Stephen K. Huber is Professor Emeritus at the University of Houston Law Center, and has served as a visiting professor at the University of Texas, Rice University  Political Science), Pepperdine Law School (Dispute Resolution Program), and the University of East Africa (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania). He has degrees in law from the University of Chicago and Yale University, and a B.A. from Earlham College.

Professor Huber's teaching and scholarly interest have centered on business and commerce (Contracts), and the regulation thereof (Administrative Law, Regulation of Financial Intermediaries). Over the last decade, his writings have focused on private binding dispute resolution proceedings (Arbitration). Teaching materials include:
Stephen K. Huber & Maureen A. Weston, ARBITRATION: CASES AND MATERIALS (3d ed. LexisNexis 2011); Wendy Trachte-Huber & Stephen K. Huber, and MEDIATION AND NEGOTIATION: REACHING AGREEMENT IN LAW AND BUSINESS (2d ed. LexisNexis 2007). Mr. Huber is a member of the State Bar of Texas, and the editor of Alternative Resolutions, the quarterly journal of the Dispute Resolution Section. He is the author of numerous publications relating to arbitration.

Ben H. Sheppard, Jr. is a Distinguished Lecturer and Director of the A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center at the University of Houston Law Center. From 1969 through 2005 he practiced at Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. where he was a partner and co-chair of the firm's international dispute resolution practice. His practice focused on litigation and arbitration, both as counsel and as arbitrator. He has served in interational and domestic arbitrations as sole arbitrator, tribunal chair, party-appointed arbitrator and on tripartite tribunals selected from institutional rosters.

Professor Sheppard is a member of the American Law Institute and a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators. He was chair of the AAA/ICDR task force that promulgated the 2006 amendment to the ICDR International Arbitration Rules that established a pre-arbitral emergency arbitrator procedure. He was the author of the report and recommendation to the ABA House of Delegates in support of the 2004 Revision to the AAA/ABA Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes. He chaired one of the two working groups that promulgated the CPR Protocol on Disclosure of Documents and Presentation of Witnesses in Commercial Arbitration. He is a past chair of the Disputes Division of the ABA Section of International Law and for five years served as editor-in-chief of The International Arbitration News. He is co-editor, with Lawrence W. Newman, and a contributing author to "Take the Witness: Cross-Examination in International Arbitration" (Juris 2010).

Professor Sheppard graduated with high honors from the University of Texas School of Law in 1968, and was law clerk to the Honorable Homer Thornberry, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1968 to 1969.