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Texas Supreme Court Holds Law Firm Did Not Waive Arbitration in Fee Dispute
By Beth Graham - May 21, 2014
The Supreme Court of Texas has held that a law firm did not waive its right to arbitrate a fee dispute with a former client after the firm sued one of its former associates who continued to represent the client after the associate left the firm.
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Class Arbitration Appeal
By Beth Graham - May 21, 2014
The Supreme Court of the United States has refused to consider whether an arbitrator, rather than a court, is properly tasked with deciding if an arbitral agreement permits class arbitration.
Informed Consent in Mediation: Promoting Pro Se Parties’ Informed Settlement Choice While Honoring the Mediator’s Ethical Duties
By Beth Graham - May 19, 2014
Michael Thomas Colatrella Jr., Associate Professor of Law at the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law has published a thoughtful article entitled, Informed Consent in Mediation: Promoting Pro Se Parties’ Informed Settlement Choice While Honoring the Mediator's Ethical Duties, Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol.15:705, No.3, 2014.
Dallas COA Holds TAA Preempts Collateral Fraud Claims
By Beth Graham - May 12, 2014
Last month, the Dallas Court of Appeals held that fraud claims brought against opposing parties in an arbitration proceeding, counsel for the opposing parties, an arbitrator, and JAMS are preempted by the Texas Arbitration Act (TAA).
‘Gap Filling’ by Arbitrators
By Beth Graham - May 12, 2014
Professor Alan S. Rau, Mark G. and Judy G. Yudof Chair in Law at the University of Texas School of Law, has published 'Gap Filling' by Arbitrators, International Council for Commercial Arbitration, Congress Series, 2014, Forthcoming.
Book Review: Short and Happy Guide to Mediation by Will Pryor
By Renee Kolar - May 9, 2014
Will Pryor's "Short and Happy Guide to Mediation" is both. You can read it in a sitting, and probably will.
Bicyclist Armstrong Appeals Arbitration Panel’s Decision to Supreme Court of Texas
By Beth Graham - May 4, 2014
On Friday, former professional bicyclist Lance Armstrong asked the Supreme Court of Texas to overturn a Dallas arbitration panel’s decision to reconsider a 2005 arbitration settlement in his favor.
Connecticut Judicial Branch to Expand Court-Sponsored ADR Program
By Beth Graham - April 30, 2014
The State of Connecticut has reportedly announced it will expand and improve the Judicial Branch’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) program.
Mediation Ordered in Dispute Between Maryland, ACC
By Beth Graham - April 30, 2014
A North Carolina judge has reportedly sent a dispute between the University of Maryland and the Atlantic Coast Athletic Conference (ACC) to mediation.
Four of the Latest Developments in ADR
By Renee Kolar - April 29, 2014
We recently published a series of blog posts discussing some of the latest developments in ADR written by Mr. Bayer's U.S. Commercial Arbitration class at the University of Texas School of Law. Check them out!
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