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Digital Accessibility and Disability Accommodations in Online Dispute Resolution: ODR for Everyone
By Beth Graham - July 5, 2019
Professor David Allen Larson, Senior Fellow in the Dispute Resolution Institute and John H. Faricy Professorship in Empirical Research at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, has published a thoughtful journal article titled, “Digital Accessibility and Disability Accommodations in Online Dispute Resolution: ODR for Everyone,” Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Vol. 34, No. 3, 2019.
SCOTX Grants Petition For Review Over Local Government Arbitration Question
By Beth Graham - July 1, 2019
On Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas agreed to consider whether the San Antonio River Authority must arbitrate a dispute related to the costs associated with a $10 million dam project.
Supreme Court of Guam Upholds Harris County, Texas Court’s Order Confirming Arbitration Award
By Beth Graham - June 13, 2019
In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Guam has upheld a Texas court’s confirmation of an arbitration award that was issued against a Guam-based business.
Based on Delegation Provision in AAA Consumer Rules, Missouri Appellate Court Orders Putative Class-Action Privacy Case to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - June 10, 2019
A Missouri appellate court has ordered a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging Ancestry.com released customer health data to third parties without first obtaining consent to arbitration.
Fifth Circuit Holds International Arbitration Policy Preempts Contrary State Law
By Beth Graham - June 5, 2019
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the “Convention”) preempts a state law that prohibits including an arbitration agreement in a property insurance contract despite that the insurance policy also contained a conformity to statute provision designed to amend out any contract provisions that fail to comply with state law.
Surprise Medical Billing Legislation Sent to Texas Governor for Signature
By Beth Graham - June 3, 2019
A bill designed to protect Texas patients from incurring surprise out-of-network medical bills has been sent to Governor Abbott for signature.
Collective Redress Arbitration in the European Union
By Beth Graham - May 31, 2019
S.I. Strong, Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law, has written a book chapter titled “Collective Redress Arbitration in the European Union,” in International Arbitration and EU Law (Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, anticipated 2020); University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-09.
UNCITRAL Issues Report Related to Expedited Arbitration
By Beth Graham - May 28, 2019
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL”), has issued its “Report of Working Group II (Dispute Settlement) on the work of its sixty-ninth session (New York, 4–8 February 2019).”
Mandatory Arbitration and the Market for Reputation
By Beth Graham - May 16, 2019
Dr. Roy Shapira, Stigler Center, University of Chicago Booth School of Business Fellow and Radzyner Law School, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) faculty member, has published “Mandatory Arbitration and the Market for Reputation,” Boston University Law Review, Vol. 99 (forthcoming).
LA Court Overturns Arbitrator’s Punitive Damages Award Against Fox Entertainment
By Nate Legum - May 14, 2019
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has overturned an arbitrator’s $128 million punitive damages award that was issued against Fox Entertainment over a profit participation scheme involving its long-running television series “Bones,” while leaving a $50 million non-punitive damages award in place.
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