501 U.S. 190 (1991) Cited 792 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that where a court must determine the validity of an arbitration agreement, it "cannot avoid that duty" just because the court must decide an issue on the merits
369 U.S. 736 (1962) Cited 708 times 29 Legal Analyses
Holding that "an employer's unilateral change in conditions of employment under negotiation" is a violation of the National Labor Relations Act because "it is a circumvention of the duty to negotiate"
Holding sanctions under § 1927 may be awarded "when the entire course of the proceedings was unwarranted" or "when an attorney acts recklessly or with indifference to the law," "is cavalier or bent on misleading the court," or "intentionally acts without a plausible basis"
Noting the non-spoliating party must show "that the evidence would have been helpful in proving its claims or defenses - i.e., that the innocent party is prejudiced without the evidence"
Holding that because the "[p]art[y] pursuing appellate review" did not provide a transcript we need to perform our appellate function, that party could not "prevail on [an] issue" it sought to press