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SCOTUS Declines to Review $455 Million International Arbitration Award in Biotech Patent Dispute
By Beth Graham - December 27, 2017
The United States Supreme Court has declined to consider whether an international arbitration tribunal’s award in a breach of contract and patent infringement lawsuit should be overturned.
Proposed Senate Bill Would Void Workplace Sexual Harassment Arbitration Provisions
By Beth Graham - December 19, 2017
Earlier this month, United States Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Lindsey Graham introduced bipartisan legislation that would prohibit employers from requiring workers who suffer sexual harassment to arbitrate their claims.
Wisconsin Federal Court Confirms Class Arbitration Award Ahead of SCOTUS Decision
By Beth Graham - December 11, 2017
As much of the nation eagerly anticipates a pending United States Supreme Court ruling regarding whether a collective action ban included in an employer’s arbitration agreement is lawful under the National Labor Relations Act, a Wisconsin federal court has decided to uphold a class arbitration award in a wage and hour case.
User Concerns About Reinsurance Arbitration – And Attendant Lessons for Selection of Dispute Resolution Forums and Methods
By Beth Graham - December 6, 2017
Jeffrey W. Stempel, Doris S. and Theodore B. Lee Professor of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, has published “Notes from a Quiet Corner: User Concerns About Reinsurance Arbitration – And Attendant Lessons for Selection of Dispute Resolution Forums and Methods,” 9 Arbitration Law Review 93 (2017).
Texas A&M School of Law Expands ADR Curriculum Under New Dispute Resolution Program Director
By Beth Graham - December 5, 2017
The Texas A&M University School of Law has beefed up its ADR curriculum after welcoming Professor Nancy Welsh as Director of the Aggie Dispute Resolution Program this fall.
New Petition Asks SCOTX to Consider Whether Arbitrator Exceeded His Authority
By Beth Graham - December 4, 2017
A hospital has asked the Supreme Court of Texas to consider whether an arbitrator exceeded his authority in a workplace discrimination dispute.
Can Computers Be Fair? How Automated and Human-Powered Online Dispute Resolution Affect Procedural Justice in Mediation and Arbitration
By Beth Graham - December 1, 2017
Ayelet Sela, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Bar Ilan University Faculty of Law, has published “Can Computers Be Fair? How Automated and Human-Powered Online Dispute Resolution Affect Procedural Justice in Mediation and Arbitration,” Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Forthcoming.
Fifth Circuit Rules Louisiana Non-Resident Attachment Statute May be Used Prior to Anticipated Arbitration
By Beth Graham - November 27, 2017
A United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit panel has issued an interesting ruling in a case involving arbitration.
SCOTUS to Hear Oral Argument Over Constitutionality of Inter Partes Review of Patents on Monday
By Beth Graham - November 22, 2017
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, et al., No. 16-712. In the case, the nation’s highest court will consider whether the controversial process that is currently used by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to analyze the validity of and cancel existing patents is constitutional.
Anti-Suit Injunctions in Judicial and Arbitral Procedures in the United States
By Beth Graham - November 21, 2017
S.I. Strong, Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law, has published “Anti-Suit Injunctions in Judicial and Arbitral Procedures in the United States,” 66 American Journal of Comparative Law __ (Forthcoming); University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017-25.
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