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UK Law Seeks to Send Libel Claims Against Newspapers to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - January 20, 2017
A public consultation regarding Section 40 of the United Kingdom’s Crime and Courts Act of 2013 was completed last week. The highly contentious law was created in response to a legal inquiry that recommended judicial and other legal remedies should be made more readily available to members of the general public.
Global Pound Conference Series Event to be Held in Austin
By Beth Graham - January 17, 2017
On Thursday, January 26th, a Global Pound Conference Series event will be held at the Texas Law Center in Austin. The series was designed to “facilitate the development of 21st century commercial and civil dispute resolution tools, at domestic, regional and international levels.”
Medical Malpractice Arbitration: Not Business As Usual
By Beth Graham - January 16, 2017
David Allen Larson, Professor of Law and Senior Fellow of the Dispute Resolution Institute at the Mitchell | Hamline School of Law, and Dr. David Dahl, MD, Mitchell | Hamline School of Law, have published “Medical Malpractice Arbitration: Not Business As Usual,” 8 Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation 69 (2016).
SCOTUS Finally Agrees to Consider Whether Class Action Waivers Included in Employment Agreements Violate the NLRA
By Beth Graham - January 13, 2017
The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari in three cases related to the legality of class action waivers included in an employer’s arbitration agreement.
Fifth Circuit Affirms Order Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration in Employee Pension Plan Dispute
By Beth Graham - January 11, 2017
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued an unpublished opinion stating an accounting firm may not compel a group of hospital workers’ claims over an allegedly underfunded pension plan to arbitration.
Comparing NCAA and Olympic Athlete Eligibility Dispute Resolution Systems in Light of Procedural Fairness and Substantive Justice
By Beth Graham - January 9, 2017
Josephine R. Potuto, Richard H. Larson Professor of Constitutional Law and National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) Faculty Representative at the University of Nebraska College of Law, and Matt Mitten, Professor of Law and Executive Director of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University Law School, have published “Comparing NCAA and Olympic Athlete Eligibility Dispute Resolution Systems in Light of Procedural Fairness and
NLRB Judge Finds Class Waiver in Franchisee’s Mandatory Arbitration Policy Violates NLRA
By Beth Graham - January 2, 2017
Once again, a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) administrative law judge has ruled an employer maintained an arbitration agreement that illegally required workers to waive their right to engage in collective action as a condition of employment.
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