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...