Geneva Enterprises, LLC v. Chavez, No. 25-1469 (4th Cir.): The Court of Appeals did not have appellate jurisdiction under § 16(a) of the FAA to review a district court’s order refusing to lift a previously-imposed stay of the court proceedings pending the outcome of arbitration.
Adserballe & Knudsen A/S v. Facilities Development Corp., No. 25-1604 (4th Cir.): International arbitration award confirmed despite opposition on grounds of public policy and improperly composed arbitral tribunal.
Uddin v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., No. 24-5073 (9th Cir.): FINRA arbitration award confirmed despite opposition on grounds of misconduct, manifest disregard of the law, and public policy.
Shanahan v. IXL Learning, Inc., No. 24-6985 (9th Cir.): School districts were not agents of plaintiff parents for the purpose of binding them to an arbitration clause contained in terms of service between schools and defendant educational technology company—case remanded to determine if plaintiffs had voluntarily ratified the terms of service under California law, as the district court misallocated the burden of proof on voluntariness.
Carter v. SP Plus Corp., No. 25-2127 (7th Cir.): A district court’s order rescinding a premature directive to arbitrate because of emerging conflicting evidence constituted an order conclusively denying the request for arbitration and so was appealable under § 16(a) of the FAA, because the appellant had forfeited any opportunity for an evidentiary hearing regarding the plaintiff’s consent to arbitration—the plaintiff’s sworn affidavit that he did not agree to arbitrate was sufficient to deny arbitration.