Epstein Becker: New Jersey Arbitration Agreements Should Explicitly Waive the Right to Bring Claims in Court | Practical Law

Epstein Becker: New Jersey Arbitration Agreements Should Explicitly Waive the Right to Bring Claims in Court | Practical Law

This Law Firm Publication by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. discusses the New Jersey Appellate Division's recently published decision in Barr v. Bishop Rosen & Co. in which it applied the New Jersey Supreme Court's decision in Atalese v. U.S. Legal Services Group LP. The Appellate Division held that a mandatory arbitration provision in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Form U-4, which encompassed disputes between an employer and employee, was unenforceable because it did not state that that the employee was waiving the right to sue in court.

Epstein Becker: New Jersey Arbitration Agreements Should Explicitly Waive the Right to Bring Claims in Court

by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Published on 30 Oct 2015 • New Jersey, United States
This Law Firm Publication by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. discusses the New Jersey Appellate Division's recently published decision in Barr v. Bishop Rosen & Co. in which it applied the New Jersey Supreme Court's decision in Atalese v. U.S. Legal Services Group LP. The Appellate Division held that a mandatory arbitration provision in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Form U-4, which encompassed disputes between an employer and employee, was unenforceable because it did not state that that the employee was waiving the right to sue in court.
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