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The article highlights developments in the field of alternative dispute resolution in the U.S. Topics discussed include viability of class-wide arbitration following the Supreme Court's rulings in Lamps Plus and Stolt-Nielsen v. Varela, scope and application of the Interstate Commerce Exception to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), and enforcement of agreements by nonsignatories to contract.

The article discusses updates on alternative dispute resolution and arbitration-related decisions issued by U.S. federal and state courts. Topics explored include the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) provisions involved in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, the scope of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) exemption granted in Oliveira v. New Prime, Inc., and the availability of class-action arbitration under a contract addressed in Lamps Plus Inc. v. Varela.

The article discusses several alternative dispute resolution decisions issued by U.S. federal and state courts between October 1, 2016, and September 30, 2017. It highlights sports arbitration and appellate court rulings addressing efforts by nonsignatories seeking to enforce contractual arbitration provisions in contracts executed by other entities.