Karl Bayer's Disputing Blog

JAMS Welcomes Karl Bayer to its Panel of Neutrals

By Disputing Blog - May 28, 2024

JAMS, the world’s largest private alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider, is pleased to announce that Karl Bayer has joined its panel of neutrals, bringing with him over 30 years of dispute resolution experience spanning a wide range of practice areas.

Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements: The Twenty-First Century Arbitration Battleground and Implications for the EU Countries

By Beth Graham - November 27, 2023

Linda S. Mullenix, Morris & Rita Atlas Chair in Advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law, has written “Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements: The Twenty-First Century Arbitration Battleground and Implications for the EU Countries,” Forthcoming, 38 Emory Int'l L. Rev. (Spring 2024).

Picking the Proper Technological Tool for Problem-Solving in Arbitration

By Beth Graham - October 30, 2023

Professor Amy J. Schmitz, John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law and Co-Director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute Responsible Data Science CoP at The Ohio State University’s Michael E. Moritz College of Law, has published a draft book chapter titled “Picking the Proper Technological Tool for Problem-Solving in Arbitration,” ArbMetaBlock (Full title tba), (Radboud University Press, Maud Piers & Sean McCarthy editors, forthc

SCOTUS to Resolve Circuit Split Over Transportation Worker Exemption in the FAA

By Beth Graham - October 2, 2023

Today marks the start of the United States Supreme Court’s new term. During the term, the nation’s highest court will resolve a circuit court split regarding whether Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act’s exemption for “any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce,” applies to transportation workers who perform work for companies that operate outside of the transportation industry.

S.D. Texas Refuses to Overturn Arbitration Award Issued in Favor of Uber

By Beth Graham - September 25, 2023

The Southern District of Texas has denied an Uber driver’s motion to vacate an arbitration award that was issued in favor of the company and granted Uber’s motion to confirm the award.

Clarifying Section 7 to Accommodate OArb

By Beth Graham - September 12, 2023

Professor Amy J. Schmitz, John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law and Co-Director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute Responsible Data Science CoP at The Ohio State University’s Michael E. Moritz College of Law, has written a draft book chapter titled “Clarifying Section 7 to Accommodate OArb,” The Federal Arbitration Act: Successes, Failures, and a Roadmap for Reform (Richard A. Bales & Jill I. Gross, editors, forthcoming 202

What Do Consumers Understand About Predispute Arbitration Agreements?

By Beth Graham - August 18, 2023

Roseanna Sommers, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, has written “What Do Consumers Understand About Predispute Arbitration Agreements? An Empirical Investigation.”

ABA Adopts Two Resolutions Related to ADR

By Beth Graham - August 14, 2023

Last week, the American Bar Association (“ABA”) House of Delegates adopted two resolutions related to alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”).

Forced Robot Arbitration

By Beth Graham - August 4, 2023

David Horton, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis School of Law has published “Forced Robot Arbitration,” Cornell Law Review, Vol. 109, forthcoming 2023.