Month: July 2022

Adrian Houser of the Milwaukee Brewers recently had an arbitration case decided regarding his contract negotiations. In 2021, there were 125 players eligible for arbitration. Of those, 12 went that route. Houser’s case was especially rare since most arbitration cases occur during the off-season. Houser’s occurred in May 2022, two months into the season, due to …

Adrian Houser v Brewers Highlights Regular Arbitration Rulings in MLB Read More »

The US Supreme Court recently decided a case further defining the FAA’s (9 U.S.C. § 1) exemption that “nothing herein contained shall apply to…any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate,” which prevents employers from forcing such class of workers into arbitration. The Court decided that to be “engaged” in “commerce” means to …

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Plaintiff Arbitration consultant Charles Bennett recently obtained an order from County Court at Law #2 in Dallas on a nonsubscriber workplace injury case denying as premature Defendant’s motion to compel arbitration and granting Plaintiff’s motion for a jury trial on the making of the agreement to arbitrate and on arbitrability. Cause No. CC-22-01477-B, White v. …

Jury Trial to contest the agreement to arbitrate Read More »

In 2021, Bennett Injury Law obtained a $195,000 settlement, putting $109,353.01 in our client’s pocket after paying attorney’s fees and all expenses. Our client, Brookins, was arrested while working for a local Dallas Car Dealership after the Car Dealership’s owner accused Brookins of stealing a vehicle. Brookins was arrested in front of his co-workers and …

$195,000 Settlement for Getting Arrested at Work and Fired Read More »

Towards the end of January 2022, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit against the National Football League (NFL) and three professional football teams. In the case, Flores alleges he was racially discriminated against during the hiring process with two separate teams, the Denver Broncos and the New York Giants, and in his firing …

NFL Seeks Confidential Arbitration for Black Coaches’ Discrimination Case Read More »

The Missouri Court of Appeals has ordered insurance magnate GEICO, famous for its smooth-talking lizard, to pay $5.2 million to a woman who contracted a sexually transmitted disease while engaging in sex in the back of a 2014 Hyundai Genesis. The incident occurred in 2017, when the plaintiff, identified in court documents as “M.O.,” and …

Geico to Pay Woman $5.2m Who Caught STD Having Sex in Car Read More »

In Morgan v. Sundance, the plaintiff, employed in a fast-food restaurant owned by the defendant for three months, worked overtime during her tenure there but was never paid the overtime wages. The employment agreement between both parties stated that if a dispute arises, arbitration must occur first before seeking a remedy via court proceedings.  When …

Supreme Court Opinion in Morgan V. Sundance Eliminates 50-Year-Old Rule in Lower Federal Courts Read More »