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The LinkedIn Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group is Now 154 Members Strong!

By Victoria VanBuren - June 25, 2009

On May 21, 2009 the Loree Reinsurance and Arbitration Law Forum and Disputing announced the formation of a LinkedIn Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group. We are pleased to share with you that the group has since grown to 154 members. Discussions have been lively, the group is internationally and professionally diverse, and group members have access to several ADR blogs, as well as articles posted by other group members. It is a

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Cert to Stolt-Nielsen: Class Action Arbitration Case

By Victoria VanBuren - June 16, 2009

As posted in our Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group on LinkedIn, yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to Stolt-Nielsen SA v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp., 548 F.3d 85 (2d Cir. 2008). The issue to be decided is whether imposing class arbitration on parties whose arbitration clauses are silent on that issue is consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act. You can find background about this important case followin

ICC Appoints New Members and Officers for the International Court of Arbitration

By Victoria VanBuren - June 12, 2009

Following is a press release by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC): The ICC World Council has named 12 new vice presidents and 41 new members to the ICC International Court of Arbitration. The new appointments bring the total number of Court members to 125. The ICC World Council made the appointments at its meeting in Kuala Lumpur on the occasion of the ICC World Chambers Federation Congress in Malaysia. In addition to the new appointmen

The $4.1 Billion Employment Arbitration Award

By Victoria VanBuren - June 7, 2009

[update: the judgment confirming the award in Chester v. iFreedom is here; from Settle It Now] In case you have not heard, a California court has confirmed recently a $4.1 billion award for an employment-related dispute. Following is an AP article from Yahoo Technology News discussing the case. We welcome your commentary! LA judge OKs $4.1 billion award in pay dispute Posted on – Fri Jun 5, 2009 LOS ANGELES – A judge approved a $4.1 b

LinkedIn Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group Follow-Up

By Victoria VanBuren - June 3, 2009

Further to our May 21th announcement of the formation of a LinkedIn Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group, we are pleased to share with you that the group has since grown to 76 members. We welcome new members. Persons who should consider joining this group include arbitrators; mediators; in-house and outside counsel; law professors; dispute-resolution consultants; members of ADR organizations; business entity representatives and

Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Arbitration

By Victoria VanBuren - May 20, 2009

[Ed. note: Obama nominated Sotomayor on May 26; see Hispanic National Bar Association Press Release] Ever since U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter revealed his plan to retire, speculation of possible President Barack Obama‘s picks to replace him has flooded the blogosphere. SCOTUSblog has been profiling the “shortlist” candidates with an analysis of their opinions that intersect the Supreme Court’s decisions. Here is

Linkedin: Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group

By Victoria VanBuren - May 19, 2009

We are happy to announce that Disputing has teamed up with the Loree Reinsurance and Arbitration Law Forum to create the Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group. The Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group is a forum for the open discussion of issues and sharing of information concerning commercial and industry arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. We invite you to register here.

AAA Announces Non-Binding ADR Services

By Victoria VanBuren - May 11, 2009

The American Arbitration Association recently introduced Non-Binding Resolution Services (arbitration and mediation) for disputes between businesses & consumers and employers & employees. Technorati Tags: arbitration, ADR, law, mediation, non-binding arbitration, consumer arbitration, employee arbitration

George McGovern Opposes the Employee Free Choice Act

By Victoria VanBuren - May 8, 2009

Yesterday, former Democratic senator and presidential candidate George McGovern spoke out against the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (S. 560, status, previously blogged here): Last year, I wrote on these pages that I was opposed to this bill because it would eliminate secret ballots in union organizing elections. However, the bill has an additional feature that isn’t often mentioned but that is just as troublesome — compulsory arbit

U.S. Senate Introduces Its Own Version of the Arbitration Fairness Act

By Victoria VanBuren - May 7, 2009

Last week, the U.S. Senate introduced its own version of the “Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009” (H.R. 1020, status). The new bill ( S. 931, status), also titled “Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009,” is similar, but not identical to H.R. 1020. The Senate bill is discussed in detail by Philip J. Loree Jr. in The Senate Weighs in With Its Own Arbitration Fairness Act. Previous Coverage: Myths of Consumer Protection Law (May 4)