One of the first questions confronting a party served with a notice of intention to arbitrate is when it must seek judicial intervention if it intends to challenge arbitration. CPLR 7503(c) provides the answer. Under the statute, a party served with a notice of intention to arbitrate generally must seek a stay of arbitration within twenty days after service of the notice or risk being precluded from later objecting to the arbitration.

By Jeffrey M. Haber In a December 2016 regulatory notice to member firms, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved amendments to Rule 12403 of the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes. The amended rule will increase (1) the number of arbitrators on the public arbitrator list that FINRA sends to parties during the panel selection process from 10 to 15, and (2) the number of strik

New York, NY (Law Firm Newswire) — November 22, 2016 — Freiberger Haber LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey M. Haber has been quoted in a two-part series appearing in the ctnews.com blog, “Getting Personal About Business.” The series, written by David Zahn, examines why business owners should retain legal counsel before a dispute arises and the methods available to resolve disputes once dissension occurs. In part one, Mr. Haber discusses how important it is for a business

By: Jeffrey M. Haber Today’s newspapers often report stories about the perils of arbitration. In 2015, for example, The New York Times published a series of articles titled, “Beware the Fine Print” – a special report examining how arbitration clauses buried in contracts deprives Americans of their constitutional rights. (Silver-Greenberg & Corkery, In Arbitration, a Privatization of the Justice System, N.Y. Times (Nov. 1, 2015).) According to the California Assembly Committee