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2012 Year-End Highlights
Thanks to our 2012 Disputing contributors!
By Victoria VanBuren - January 24, 2013
Over the course of the past year, we were honored with contributions from a number of the most esteemed law professors and practitioners we know. Some wrote guest-posts, others submitted comments via e-mail, while others made sure we never missed important developments in ADR. We would like to thank our blog contributors for improving Disputing‘s legal scholarship! Special thanks to our regular blogger Holly Hayes, and 2012 interns Renée K
2011-12 U.S. Legislation on Arbitration and Mediation
By Victoria VanBuren - January 23, 2013
The following bills relating to alternative dispute resolution were introduced by the 112nd U.S. Congress. The session convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011 and ended on January 3, 2013. Bills that became law: Patent Reform Act of 2011 (a.k.a. America Invents Act). The Act provides, among other things that parties to a derivation proceeding may resolve the dispute via arbitration. See Section 135(f). H.R. 1249; Stat
2012 Disputing Featured Blog Posts at Mediate.com
By Victoria VanBuren - January 16, 2013
Disputing has been a mediate.com Featured Blog since 2009. We are pleased to share our Mediate.com featured blog posts of 2012: Ethical Intelligence in Conflict Engagement “If I Am Not for Myself, Who Will Be? Ethical Intelligence with Yourself” Dr. Weinstein talks about “Five Rules of Engagement” for dealing with anger using ethical intelligence. Nurses Addressing Conflict The Nurse Together blog has posted a four-part series on conflict
2012 Year-in-Review – Texas Arbitration Case Law
By Victoria VanBuren - January 9, 2013
Continuing our 2012 Year-End Highlights series, we present today noteworthy arbitration cases heard by the Texas Supreme Court. In Bison Building Materials, Ltd. v. Lloyd K. Aldridge, No.06-1084, _S.W.3d __ (Tex. April 20, 2012) the Texas Supreme Court ruled on appellate court jurisdiction over order confirming arbitration award in part and vacating the award in part. Read more here. In In re Lopez, 372 S.W. 3d 174 (June 8, 2012) the Supreme Cour
2012 Year-in-Review – Fifth Circuit Arbitration Case Law
By Victoria VanBuren - January 8, 2013
During 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided the following arbitration cases: In Volvo Trucks N. America, Inc. v. Crescent Ford Truck Sales, Inc. No. 09-30782, (5th Cir. Jan. 5, 2012) the Fifth Circuit held that a district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear a petition to compel arbitration pursuant to Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). Read more here. In Carey v. 24 Hour Fitness, USA, In
2012 Year-in-Review – SCOTUS Arbitration Case Law
By Victoria VanBuren - January 7, 2013
During 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court decided several cases related to arbitration: On January 10, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down CompuCredit Corporation v. Greenwood. The issue in CompuCredit was whether claims under the Credit Repair Organizations Act are subject to arbitration. The Court held that because the Credit Repair Organizations Act is silent on whether claims can proceed in an arbitrable forum, the Federal Arbitration Act requ
Top 5 Healthcare Posts in 2012
By Victoria VanBuren - January 4, 2013
Continuing our 2012 Year-End Highlights, we present today our top healthcare posts: 1. Medical Mediator 2. Ethical Intelligence in Conflict Engagement 3. Conflict Management in U.S. Hospitals 4. Is ADR Effective in Healthcare? 5. Elder Healthcare Conflict Stay tuned!
2012 Year-End Highlights
By Victoria VanBuren - January 3, 2013
We are happy to share our featured articles for 2012: Class and Collective Relief in the Cross-Border Context: A Possible Role for the Permanent Court of Arbitration Ten Hallmarks of Effective Arbitration Agreements with Sovereigns and State Entities The New 2012 ICC Arbitration Rules International Arbitration and the Republic of Colombia: Commercial, Comparative and Constitutional Concerns From a U.S. Perspective The
Top 10 Disputing Posts of 2012
By Victoria VanBuren - January 2, 2013
Happy New Year from Disputing! We are pleased to share with you our 10 most popular blog posts of 2012: 1. USADA Case against Lance Armstrong | USADA Adjudication Process Part IV | The Arbitration Hearing (Jul. 25, 2012) 2. USADA Case against Lance Armstrong | USADA Adjudication Process Part I | USADA ‘Results Management’ (Jul. 19, 2012) 3. USADA Case against Lance Armstrong | USADA Adjudication Process Part III | The Appointment of Arbitrators (
2012 Developments in International Arbitration
By Victoria VanBuren - December 28, 2012
Today, Disputing continues its 2012 Year-End Highlights. Following are some of the recent developments in international arbitration published in 2012 by the International Law Office (free registration is required to view the articles): Austria: Costly decision: court refuses to set aside arbitral award Austria: Supreme Court defines limits of arbitration agreements Austria: Supreme Court takes restrictive view on state immunity Brazil: Bum
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