Karl Bayer's Disputing Blog

SCOTX Will Not Consider Whether Arbitrator Exceeded Authority in Workplace Discrimination Case

By Beth Graham - July 9, 2018

The Supreme Court of Texas has declined to consider whether an arbitrator exceeded his authority in a workplace discrimination dispute.

First Circuit Holds Uber’s Online Mandatory Arbitration Clause is Unenforceable

By Beth Graham - July 7, 2018

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled that an arbitration clause contained in a ride-sharing app company’s online contract is unenforceable under Massachusetts law.

Fifth Circuit Overturns Arbitration Order Where Employer Failed to Countersign Agreement

By Beth Graham - July 5, 2018

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed a Texas federal court’s order compelling arbitration in a sexual harassment and discrimination case because one party failed to sign an agreement to arbitrate.

English Justice for an American Company?

By Beth Graham - July 3, 2018

Christopher C. French, Professor of Practice at Penn State Law, has published “English Justice for an American Company?,” 97 Tex. L. Rev. Online __ (2018).

SCOTUS to Consider Delegation of “Wholly Groundless” Arbitrability Claims

By Beth Graham - June 28, 2018

The Supreme Court of the United States has granted certiorari in another arbitration case.

SCOTX Reverses Order Denying Jefferson County Constable’s Arbitration Request

By Beth Graham - June 25, 2018

The Supreme Court of Texas has reversed an appellate court’s order based on a related case that was decided by the state’s highest court in April.

Arbitration: Law, Policy, and Practice

By Beth Graham - June 24, 2018

Maureen A. Weston, Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law and Director of the Entertainment, Media & Sports Dispute Resolution Project, Kristen M. Blankley, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law, Jill I. Gross, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, and Stephen Huber, Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law C

Houston COA Denies Petition for Mandamus Relief Over Arbitration Order

By Beth Graham - June 11, 2018

In a 2-1 decision, the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas has refused to issue a writ of mandamus directing a lower court to vacate its order compelling arbitration.

Non-Lawyer Advocates Representing Parties in Dispute Resolution

By Beth Graham - June 6, 2018

Elayne E. Greenberg, Assistant Dean for Dispute Resolution, Professor of Legal Practice, and Director of the Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution at St. John’s University School of Law, has written an interesting article titled “Acts Like a Lawyer, Talks Like a Lawyer... Non-Lawyer Advocates Representing Parties in Dispute Resolution,” NYSBA New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Spring 2018); St. John's Legal Studies Research