NAM Modifies Employment Rules & Procedures Relating to Class Actions
Rule 11(f)(iii) in NAM’s Employment Rules has been modified to account for class actions in the Arbitration of employment claims. As of May 1, 2009, Class Action Arbitrations will be administered by NAM if the Arbitration agreement either allows for it or is silent with respect to Class Action Arbitration. NAM will not administer a […]
NAM Panelist Judge Thompson Featured in NY Daily News Article
April 21, 2009NAM panelist Hon. William C. Thompson was recently featured in the NY Daily News on Sunday, April 12, 2009. The article focused on Judge Thompson and his son William C. Thompson, Jr. — New York City’s first African-American controller and his likely bid for mayor. In the article, the younger Thompson credited his […]
Judge John P. DiBlasi Returns to NAM's Panel
February 2, 2009 NAM is pleased to announce that effective immediately, Honorable John P. DiBlasi has returned to NAM’s panel and will be available to mediate and arbitrate matters throughout the New York metropolitan area. Judge DiBlasi had been an exclusive Hearing Officer for NAM for several years before he was appointed as the Chief […]
Disputes Over Contracts Containing Arbitration Clauses Must First Be Heard By Arbitrators, Not Courts
In the case of Buckeye Checking, Inc. v. Cardegna et.al, respondents John Cardegna and Donna Reuter entered into various deferred-payment transactions with petitioner Buckeye Check Cashing, in which they received cash in exchange for a personal check in the amount of the cash plus a finance charge. For each separate transacti...
Appellate Division Upholds Powerful Court Order on Public Education by Panel of Judicial Referees Including NAM Hearing Officer William C. Thompson
The New York State Appellate Division has rejected an appeal and directed the state to implement a funding plan that would provide New York City public schools with a least $5.65 billion in additional annual operating funds to be phased in over a four year period. State Supreme Court Justice Leland DeGrasse ordered the sta...