Court Of Appeals Vacates Ruling Applying EFAA Without Commerce Clause Analysis, Remands For Threshold Determination
The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) only applies to invalidate arbitration provisions in contracts "evidencing a transaction involving commerce."
Court of Appeals Reversed and Remanded the Trial Court’s Ruling that a Court-Ordered “IME” Was Necessary
The COA reversed and remanded the Trial Court’s ruling that a court-ordered independent medical examination (“IME”) was necessary to look for evidence of sexual assault of a minor.
Dismissal Not A Sanction For Plaintiff’s Untruthful Deposition Testimony
The plaintiff’s civil complaint should not have been dismissed after she allegedly gave false deposition testimony because dismissal was too harsh a sanction.