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Archived articles from June 2016
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Fifth Circuit Affirms $1.45 Million Arbitration Award in Legal Fees Dispute
By Beth Graham - June 30, 2016
Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld an arbitrator’s decision awarding a Texas-based law firm $1.45 in unpaid legal and expert witness fees.
The Politics of Arbitration Law and Centrist Proposals for Reform
By Beth Graham - June 27, 2016
Stephen J. Ware, Professor of Law at the University of Kansas School of Law, has published “The Politics of Arbitration Law and Centrist Proposals for Reform,” Harvard Journal on Legislation, Vol. 53, No. 2, 2016.
Circuits Split Over NLRB Decisions Finding Class-Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Violate the NLRA
By Beth Graham - June 24, 2016
The National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) stance with regard to class-action prohibitions included in employment contracts appears increasingly likely to be reviewed by the United States Supreme Court in the near future.
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By Beth Graham - June 22, 2016
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Regulating Forced Arbitration in Consumer Financial Services
By Beth Graham - June 20, 2016
Professor Martha McCluskey, University at Buffalo Law School, State University of New York, Professor Thomas McGarity, University of Texas School of Law, Professor Sidney Shapiro, Wake Forest University School of Law, James Goodwin, Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Progressive Reform, and Mollie Rosenzweig, Policy Analyst at the Center for Progressive Reform, have published a timely report entitled, “Regulating Forced Arbitration in Consum
Insurer Seeks Approval for Optional Endorsement Requiring Texas Homeowners to Participate in Mediation-Arbitration
By Beth Graham - June 15, 2016
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Company has reportedly filed a request with the Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”) seeking to add an optional endorsement to the company’s homeowners insurance policies.
Expanding My Mediation Practice
By Karl Bayer - June 9, 2016
Many of you have asked and the answer is Yes! I am continuing to do complex mediations through my practice, Karl Bayer, Mediator, Arbitrator, and Court Master. I'm also pleased to announce that, thanks to the talents of my partner, we’ll now be doing smaller personal injury, employment, and family law mediations through our new joint venture, KolarBayer Law Firm.
A Uniform Theory of Federal Court Jurisdiction Under the Federal Arbitration Act
By Beth Graham - June 9, 2016
Kristen Blankley, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law, has published a thought-provoking paper entitled, “A Uniform Theory of Federal Court Jurisdiction Under the Federal Arbitration Act,” George Mason Law Review, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2016.
Karl Bayer and Disputing Featured by ABA, Texas Bar Today
By Beth Graham - June 8, 2016
There are many exciting things happening at Disputing!
The Impact of Investment Arbitration on Investment Treaty Design: Myth Versus Reality
By Beth Graham - June 4, 2016
Wolfgang Alschner, Post-doctoral Researcher at both the World Trade Institute and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, has performed an interesting empirical analysis focused on the impact of investment arbitration on treaty making.
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