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SDNY Confirms $5 Million Award in Heated Miss Universe Beauty Pageant Dispute
By Beth Graham - July 11, 2013
The Southern District of New York has confirmed an arbitrator’s $5 million award in a beauty pageant dispute. In Miss Universe, LP, LLLP v. Sheena Monnin, No. 12 Civ. 9174 (JPO), the newly selected 2012 Miss Pennsylvania, Sheena Monnin, signed three contracts related to her title.
Dispute System Design: A Comparative Study of India, Israel, and California
By Beth Graham - July 10, 2013
Janet Martinez, Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of the Gould Negotiation and Mediation Program at Stanford Law School, Sheila Purcell, Director and Clinical Professor of the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at the University of California Hastings College of the Law, Hagit Shaked-Gvili, and Justice Mohan Mehta, have authored a thoughtful research paper that compares alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in three very differen
Corpus Christi COA Orders Employment Dispute to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - July 9, 2013
In an interlocutory appeal, the Corpus Christi Appeals Court has reversed a lower court’s decision to deny a party’s motion to compel arbitration in an employment dispute.
Challenges to Forum Non Conveniens
By Beth Graham - July 9, 2013
Ronald A. Brand, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg Professor and Director for the University of Pittsburgh School of Law’s Center for International Legal Education has published a fascinating paper entitled, Challenges to Forum Non Conveniens, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics (JILP), Vol. 45, No. 3, 2013; U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-21.
Number of Civil Jury Trials Conducted in Texas Reaches a 40-Year Low
By Beth Graham - July 5, 2013
According to a recent report, the number of civil jury trials held each year across the State of Texas has declined to a 40-year low. Instead, many civil cases are now being decided using alternative dispute resolution methods such as pretrial mediation and arbitration.
When Should You Choose JAMS, AAA or CPR Rules?
By Beth Graham - July 4, 2013
Liz Kramer at Arbitration Nation has written a helpful blog post entitled ArbitrationNation Roadmap: When Should You Choose JAMS, AAA or CPR Rules?. In the post, Ms. Kramer discusses how best to decide which arbitration rules should be used for a particular commercial arbitration clause based upon the specific needs of the parties.
San Antonio COA Refuses to Compel Nursing Home Negligence Case to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - July 3, 2013
Texas’ Fourth District Court of Appeals in San Antonio has refused to compel a nursing home health care liability lawsuit to arbitration. In The Williamsburg Care Company L.P. v. Acosta, (No. 04-13-00110-CV), several former nursing home residents alleged that a long-term care facility committed a number of acts of negligence against facility patients.
The Mediation Solution
By Beth Graham - July 2, 2013
Two Business Law Professors at the University of San Diego just published a thoughtful article entitled The Mediation Solution, BizEd July / August 2013; AACSB International, pp. 58-59, which discusses mediation in the post-secondary educational system.
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