Articles From Katie Ruder

Case law update By Kristen Weber & Katie Ruder Alternative Dispute Resolution, October 2003 Menard Co. Housing Authority v. Johnco Construction, Incorporated 4th District Appellate Court of Illinois, No. 4-03-0237.
Case law update By Katie Ruder Alternative Dispute Resolution, May 2003 The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that because federal judges have the power to sever provisions of an arbitration agreement that violate federal law before sending the case to arbitration, an otherwise unenforceable agreement containing such provisions is enforceable.
Case law update By Katie Ruder Alternative Dispute Resolution, April 2003 The appellate court ruled that the trial court was not abusive in its judgment when it excluded the plaintiff, Subrogation Company Government Employees, from declining a mandatory arbitration award of $0.
Case law update By Katie Ruder Alternative Dispute Resolution, February 2003 HMO Patients and physicians sued the HMOs, complaining that the companies violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERICSA), and several other laws at the state and federal level.
Case law update By Katie Ruder Alternative Dispute Resolution, December 2002 The Appeals court upheld the district court's ruling in confirming an award for the defendant in a rental lease arbitration hearing.
Case law update: By Katie Ruder Alternative Dispute Resolution, November 2002 Plaintiff William Dessart sustained a neck injury and associated shoulder and arm pain as a result of an automobile collision with defendant Lynn Burak. In 1999, a mediation panel evaluated the case at $120,000.

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