Mass Arbitration Update: The Latest Developments and Emerging Issues Facing Businesses

On January 18, Skadden hosted the webinar “Mass Arbitration Update: The Latest Developments and Emerging Issues Facing Businesses.” Speakers included New York mass torts, insurance and consumer litigation partners Mike McTigue and Meredith Slawe and associate Colm McInerney. Topics included the evolution of the mass arbitration model and strategies that companies can consider to avoid being targeted; the roles of social media platforms and settlement class lists in mass arbitration claimant solicitations; the coordination of the plaintiffs’ bar, lead generators, marketing firms and funding entities; statutes and claims commonly invoked in mass arbitration; strategies for companies defending against direct mass arbitration threats; responses of arbitration administrators and updates to procedures and rules; and best practices for updating arbitration agreements, among other topics.