Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

Joseph Hage Aaronson

Murphy v. DircecTV, Inc., 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 15580 (July 30, 2013): In AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), the Supreme Court held that Section 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) preempts the State of California’s…
United States v. Brock, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 15574 (7th Cir. July 30, 2013): A. The Marital Communications Privilege The marital communications privilege covers “information privately disclosed between husband and wife in the confidence of the marital relationship . .…
United States v. King-Vassel, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 17989 (7th Cir. Aug. 28, 2013): After acquiring the medical records for N.B., a minor, Dr. Toby T. Watson initiated this qui tam False Claims Act suit against N.B’s former treating psychiatrist,…
Wellness Int’l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 17553 (7th Cir. Aug. 21, 2013): This appeal is the most recent chapter in a decade-long saga spanning two circuits involving the debtor, Richard Sharif, and his judgment creditors, Wellness…
Warger v. Shauers, 721 F.3d 606 (8th Cir. 2013): Gregory Warger sued Randy Shauers to recover for injuries he sustained during a traffic accident. After a mistrial, the jury returned a verdict for Shauers. Warger subsequently moved for judgment as…

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