Peter S. Vogel, trial partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP and contributor of this blog and Allison O’Neal Skinner from the Alabama-based law firm Sirote & Permutt will host the TexasBarCLE Webcast “When to Use eMediation or Special Masters in eDiscovery“ on February 16, 2010 from 2-3:30pm. Here are more details: eDiscovery has changed litigation forever and now litigants need innovative ways to navigate the disputes that inevitably arise with

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We came across this Mayer Brown LLP article identifying ten characteristics of an enforceable dispute resolution clause. Ten Hallmarks of Effective International Arbitration Agreements By William H. Knull Article – International Arbitration, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Americas, Asia, Europe 19 January 2010 International arbitration can provide the security of a neutral forum and a framework of enforcement treaties that is far supe

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Via On Point News, we learned that Halliburton/KBR has recently filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court on the case Jones v. Halliburton, 583 F.3d 228 (5th Cir. 2009). The issue is whether the arbitration provision in an employment contract includes the tort claim of sexual assault. The petition presents this question: Respondent Jamie Leigh Jones filed a complaint in federal district court against her employer, seeking redres

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We thought that you might be interested to listen to the Podcast entitled “How To Work With E-Mediation and Special Masters in E-Discovery Cases” by Peter S. Vogel, trial partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP and contributor of this blog and Allison O’Neal Skinner from the Alabama-based law firm Sirote & Permutt. The ESIBytes™ Podcast of about 40 minutes is available here. (no PowerPoints, but free!) Peter and Allison will als

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that an arbitration clause is enforceable notwithstanding that the parties had terminated their services contract. In Hall-Williams v. Law Office of Paul C. Miniclier, PLC, No. 09-30113 (5th Cir. Jan. 13, 2010), Carolyn Hall-Williams (Hall-Williams) is a former client of the Law Office of Paul C. Miniclier (Miniclier). In September 2006, Hall Williams hired Miniclier to represent her i

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To follow up on our earlier post, here are more details about Hong Kong’s mediation initiative: Mediation in Hong Kong December 10, 2009 By Alfred Ip, Partner at OLN and CEDR Accredited Mediator From 1st January 2010, the court will require parties to civil proceedings to consider using mediation as an alternate means to settle their dispute. The court will require the parties to justify their decision in case they refuse to attempt mediati

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[Ed. note: hat tip to our blog contributor Don Philbin.] On January 20, 2010, the Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations (CODSIA) sent a letter to the Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy raising questions and issues in implementing Section 8116 of the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Act (aka the “Franken Amendment”). Section 8116 prohibits the use of funds for certain contracts unless the contractor agrees n

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Please join us in congratulating Mediate.com for their recent ABA Award. As readers of this blog may know, Disputing is a Mediate.com Featured Blog. Mediate.com Receives Prestigious American Bar Association (ABA) Award Eugene, Oregon – Mediate.com, the leading mediation web site in the world, has received the 2010 American Bar Association (ABA) Lawyer as Problem Solver Award. The award is for the use of “legal skills in creative, innovative

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