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Archived articles from June 2015
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Texas Supreme Court Finds Arbitration Clause in Attorney-Client Contract Was Not Unconscionable, Against Public Policy or Illusory
By Renee Kolar - June 28, 2015
In Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, LLP v. Francisco (Frank) Lopez, the Texas supreme court reversed an interlocutory appeal from the Corpus Christi court of appeals, holding that the plaintiff did not prove that an arbitration provision in an attorney-client employment contract was substantively unconscionable nor did the plaintiff prove any other defense to the arbitration provision.
After the Revolution: An Empirical Study of Consumer Arbitration
By Beth Graham - June 15, 2015
Professors David Horton and Andrea Cann Chandrasekher, University of California, Davis School of Law, have authored “After the Revolution: An Empirical Study of Consumer Arbitration,” Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 104, 2015, Forthcoming.
Missouri Declares It Unconscionable For NFL Commissioner to Arbitrate Employment Dispute
By Beth Graham - June 10, 2015
Disputing would like to invite you to check out Liz Kramer’s recent blog post entitled “Missouri Declares It Unconscionable For NFL Commissioner to Arbitrate Employment Dispute.”
U.S. Supreme Court Again Declines to Review Scope of Arbitral Agreement in Wrongful Death Action Against Nursing Home
By Beth Graham - June 9, 2015
The United States Supreme Court has again refused to consider whether the heirs of a deceased nursing home resident are bound by an arbitral agreement that was signed prior to the resident’s admission.
Potential Class Action Privacy Case Against Facebook Heads to Mediation
By Beth Graham - June 6, 2015
Social media giant Facebook has reportedly agreed to engage in mediation with website users who claim the company violated their right to privacy.
Houston COA Confirms Arbitration Award in Construction Dispute
By Beth Graham - June 3, 2015
In Mega Builders, Inc. v. Paramount Stores, Inc., No. 14-14-00744-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th], May 28, 2015), a general contractor, Mega Builders, agreed to build a convenience store for a property owner, Paramount.
Special Masters: How To Make the Best of Both Worlds, Part XIV
By Merril Hirsh, James Rhodes & Karl Bayer - June 1, 2015
In Part Thirteen, we discussed ways of institutionalizing the use of special masters by maintaining rosters, choosing them based on qualifications and experience, training them and evaluating their effectiveness. We closed by raising the question – has this been done before?
The Diversity Challenge: Exploring the ‘Invisible College’ of International Arbitration
By Beth Graham - June 1, 2015
Professor Susan D. Franck, Washington and Lee University School of Law, James Freda, Office of the Special Representative to the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kellen Lavin, Research Assistant at Washington and Lee University School of Law, Tobias A. Lehmann, Doctoral Candidate at the University of St. Gallen School of Law, and Anne Van Aaken, Professor of Law and Economics at the University of St. Gallen and Research Affiliate
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