Research Guides: Alternative Dispute Resolution Research Guide: Statutes, Selected Case Law, and Rules

Statutes, Selected Case Law, and Rules

United States Code by United States Government
Call Number: KF62
Publication Date: 2012
The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1–16, governs the enforcement of arbitration agreements. The Arbitration Dispute Resolution Act , 28 U.S.C. §§ 651 - 658, requires all federal trial courts to implement ADR programs and authorizes participation in these programs.The United States Code in print can be found on the Law Library . The call number is KF62. The corresponding volumes for the above statutes are v.28 for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act and v. 9 for the Federal Arbitration Act. See Also United States Code Annotated (v. 9 and v. 28), call number KF62.5 .W48 and United States Code Service (v.9 and v.28), call number KF62.5 .L49 for annotations to these statutes.

Uniform Arbitration Act (amended 1956)
The original Uniform Arbitration Act (UAA) 1995,(amended in 1956) governs agreements to arbitrate before disputes arise.
Revised Uniform Arbitration Act
The Revised Uniform Arbitration Act (RUAA) 2000, made changes to the procedural issues that were not discussed in the original version of the UAA.

18 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the RUAA. They are:

Alaska - Alaska Stat. Ann. §§ 09.43.010 to 09.43.180	Florida - §§ 682.01 to 682.22, Fla. Stat.	New Jersey - (N.J.S.A. 2a:23b-1 to 2a:23b-32).	Oregon - (Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 36.600 to 36.740).
Arizona - §§ 12-1501 to 12-1518	Hawaii - (2000 Act) - H.R.S. §§ 658A-1 to 658A-29	New Mexico - (2000 Act) - NMSA 1978 §§ 44-7A-1 to 44-7A-32	Utah - Utah Code §§ 78b-11-101 to 78b-11-131
Arkansas - Ark. Code, Title 16, Subtitle 7, Ch. 108, Subchapter 2, §§ 201 to 207.	Michigan - MCL §§ 691.1681 to 691.1713	North Carolina - §§ 1-567.1 to 1-567.20	Washington - (RCW 7.04a.010 to 7.04a.903)
Colorado - C.R.S., Title 13, Contracts and Agreements, Art. 22, Part 2, §§ 201 to 223	Minnesota - §§ 572.08 to 572.30	North Dakota - (PDF) - §§ 32-29.3-01 to 32-29.3-29	West Virginia - (W. Va. Code §§ 55-10-1 to 55-10-33)
District of Columbia - D.C. Code, Division II, Title 16, Ch. 43, §§ 16-4301 to 16-4319	Nevada - (2000 Act) - NRS 38.206 to 38.248	Oklahoma - 15 §§ 801 to 818

McGehee's Texas civil practice and remedies code annotated by McGehee, Diane Feilder
Call Number: KFT1728 .A194
ISBN: 9780314679147
In Print: Row 86A
McGehee's Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Codes Annotated combines the compactness and portability of an unannotated code and the interpretive materials of a fully annotated code into a single publication.
Vernon's Texas Statutes & Court Rules: Alternative Dispute Resolution Statutes Index by Thomson West
via West
In Print: Row 80B
The Black Statutes are part of the most respected and widely used system for legal research in Texas. ADR statutes can be in Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code beginning with chapter 152.

The following cases, selected by Texas A&M University School of Law faculty, highlight important issues related to ADR including arbitration & statutory rights, labor & employment arbitration, fees & costs, & arbitration powers.

Arbitration and Statutory Rights Cases

Allied-Bruce Terminix Cos. v. Dobson - 513 U.S. 265 (1995)
American Express Co., et al. v. Italian Colors Restaurant - 133 S.Ct. 2304, 186 L.Ed.2d 417 (2013)
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion - 584 F. 3d 849, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011)
Broemmer v. Abortion Services of Phoenix - 840 P.2d 1013, 173 Ariz. 148 (1992)
Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams - 532 U.S. 105, 121 S.Ct. 1302, 149 L.Ed.2d 234 (2001)
Citizens Bank v. Alafabco, Inc - 539 U.S. 52 (2003)
CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood - 615 F. 3d 1204, 132 S. Ct 665 (2011)
Doctor's Associates, Inc., et al. v. Casarotto et ux. - 517 U.S. 681 (1996)
Engalla v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. - 15 Cal.4th 951, 938 P.2d 903, 64 Cal.Rptr.2d 843 (1997)
First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan - 514 U.S. 938 (1995)
Green Tree Financial Corp.-Ala. v. Randolph - 531 U.S. 79, 121 S.Ct. 513, 148 L.Ed.2d 373 (2000)
Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle - 539 U.S. 444 (2003)
Halligan v. Piper Jaffray, Inc. - 148 F.3d 197 (1998)
Hooters of America, Inc. v. Phillips - 39 F. Supp. 2d 582, (D.S.C. 1998), 173 F.3d 937 (1999)
LaPine Technology Corp. v. Kyocera Corp. - 130 F.3d 884 (9th Cir. 1997)
Major League Baseball Players Assn. v. Garvey - 532 U.S. 1015, 2013 F.3d 580, 121 S.Ct. 1724 (2001)
Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter - 569 U.S. 564, 133 S.Ct. 2064, 186 L.Ed.2d 113 (2013)
Powers v. Dickson, Carlson & Campillo - 54 Cal.App.4th 1102, 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 261 (1997)
Rent-A-Center v. Jackson - 561 U.S. 63, 130 S. Ct. 2772 (2010)
Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. - 548 F. 3d 85, 130 S.Ct. 1758 (2010)

Labor & Employment Law Cases

Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co., - 415 U.S. 36
Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp., - 500 U.S. 20
Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc. - 552 U.S. 576
14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett et. al., - 556 U.S. 247
Vaden v. Discover Bank, - 556 U.S. 49
Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna, - 546 U.S. 440
Nitro-Lift Techs., L.L.C. v. Howard, - 568 U.S. 17
Preston v. Ferrer, - 552 U.S. 346
Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills, - 353 U.S. 448
Steelworkers v. American Mfg. Co., - 363 U.S. 564
Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Co., - 363 U.S. 574
AT&T Technologies, Inc. v. CWA, - 475 U.S. 643
Howsam v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., - 537 U.S. 79
United Paperworkers v. Misco, Inc., - 484 U.S. 29
Eastern Associated Coal Corp. v. Mine Workers, - 531 U.S. 57