In a six-year dispute between Monster Energy Co and City Beverages, LLC d/b/a Olympic Eagles Distributing (Olympic), a judge sitting in the Central District of California has denied Olympic's motion to compel arbitration in a forum other than the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS), finding that the JAMS' filing of two amicus briefs did not create reasonable doubt as to its partiality.

Read the entire article written by Matthew Kirtland, Katie Connolly and Esha Kamboj.



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Matthew H. Kirtland
Matthew H. Kirtland
Head of Litigation & Disputes, Washington, DC; Co Partner-in-Charge, Washington, DC
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matthew.kirtland@nortonrosefulbright.com
T: +1 202 662 4659
Katie Connolly
Katie Connolly
Senior Associate
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katie.connolly@nortonrosefulbright.com
T: +1 628 231 6816

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