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Updates:

The D.C. District court recently applied the Buckeye doctrine that a challenge to a contract as a whole is a decision to be made by the arbitrator. Qwest Communications Corp. v. Ansari, 2007 WL 172318 (D.D.C. Jan. 23, 2007).

Georgia House Bill 163 was introduced January 25, 2007. The bill provides that a written agreement documenting a deferred presentment services transaction shall not contain an arbitration clause unless it complies with the AAA National Consumer Dispute Advisory Committee standards.

U.S. Senate Bill 183 was introduced January 4, 2007 and provides for an arbitration option in resolving disputes with the Secretary of Commerce in relation to gas emission reduction credits for corporate average fuel economy standards in passenger vehicles.

U.S. Senate Bill 237 was introduced January 10, 2007 and provides arbitration procedures for aliens filing a complaint of termination from agricultural employment without just cause.

To see more updates to ADR law across the U.S. please see http://adrforum.com/default.aspx.