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Sixth Circuit clarifies multi-factor analysis for when online proposals create binding contracts with arbitration clauses

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Dahdah v. Rocket Mortg., LLC, No. 24-1910 (6th Cir. Jan. 26, 2026)[1] Factual Background Michael Dahdah (“Dahdah”) wanted to refinance his mortgage. On three occasions between October 2020 and February 2021, Dahdah visited the website LowerMyBills.com, which provides free financial advice and a referral service for consumers. LowerMyBills.com shares the same parent company as Rocket Mortgage, LLC (“Rocket”). On each occasion, Dahdah navigated through the sign-up process and was referred to Rocket for refinancing, which he…

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Eighth Circuit overturns “irrational” arbitration decision that awarded a contest participant the grand prize after the panel resorted to extrinsic evidence in interpreting an unambiguous contract

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Factual Background Mike Lindell is a Minnesota businessman, commonly known as the “My Pillow Guy.” Lindell repeatedly claimed to possess data showing that China interfered with the 2020 presidential elections. Lindell created Respondent Lindell Management LLC (“LMC”) to host a “Cyber Symposium” in South Dakota in August 2021, during which LMC would provide cyber data and packet captures from the2020 election that would prove election interference. LMC advertised a “Prove Mike Wrong Challenge” in which…

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District court confirms arbitral award over objection that confirmation would run contrary to the United States’ public policy in favor of res judicata

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Etrak Insaat Taahhut Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi v. Libya, No. 22-cv-864 (D.D.C. Feb. 4, 2025)[1] Factual Background In October 2012, Libya contracted with a Turkish corporation, Etrak Insaat Taahhut Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi (“Etrak”), for the performance of public-construction projects. Libya never paid Etrak for the work. Etrak sought recovery in a Libyan court, which entered a judgment for Etrak. The parties then agreed to settle any related claims for roughly 5.4 million Libyan Dinar (about…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2024-2025 – Canada

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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Canada is, for the most part, a matter of provincial jurisdiction. Each province and territory has enacted legislation adopting the UNCITRAL Model Law, occasionally with slight variations, as the foundational law for international arbitration. Canada’s federal parliament has also adopted a commercial arbitration code based on the UNCITRAL Model Law, which is applicable when the federal government or one of its agencies is a party to…

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