United States: Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Courts across major jurisdictions consistently reject attempts to circumvent arbitration agreements by adding non-signatory defendants to litigation. While approaches differ—from the U.S.'s flexible equitable...

Commercial operators of automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras face billions in potential class action exposure under California's largely dormant 2015 privacy statute.

Two recent First Department decisions illuminate the veil-piercing doctrine's application in New York, specifically examining what constitutes sufficient "fraud or wrong" to justify disregarding corporate form for liability purposes. These rulings apply and refine the established two-prong test for veil-piercing, offering critical insights for commercial litigation practitioners navigating corporate liability questions.