Michael Meeks, a partner in Pepper Hamilton’s Commercial Litigation practice group and a resident of our expanding Orange County California office, and Eric Goldberg, an associate with Pepper’s Philadelphia office who concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, discuss an interesting matter that arose out of the divorce proceedings between Bruce Springsteen’s keyboardist, Danny Federici, and his wife Kathlynn Federici.

The matter is Federici v. Gursey Schneider and Company. Federici raises the issue of the enforceability of a mandatory fee arbitration agreement between Kathlynn Federici and the accounting firm she retained during the divorce.

This topic was the subject of an article in Pepper’s June 2007 Commercial Litigation Report. Other articles in the Report include “Supreme Court to Weigh Whether Parties Can Expand Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards” and “Supreme Court Guidance on Admissible Evidence and Proper Jury Instructions Related to Punitive Damages Claims”. If you are interested, you can receive a complimentary electronic copy of this Report.