Karl Bayer's Disputing Blog

Drawing on Psychology to Choose and Design Dispute Resolution Processes

By Beth Graham - November 22, 2022

Professor Jean R. Sternlight, Michael and Sonja Saltman Professor of Law and Director of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law and Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Associate Dean for Research, Alice Curtis Campbell Professor of Law, Professor of Psychology, and Co-Director of the Illinois Program on Law, Behavior, and Social Science at the University of Illinois College of Law have

Road to Somewhere

By Beth Graham - December 27, 2021

Mark LeHochey has written a wonderful publication titled, “Road to Somewhere.” We invite you to check out the piece addressing, “How can attorneys take steps to improve settlement efforts and avoid unpleasant surprises as they map out a dispute resolution? One litigator-turned-general counsel-turned mediator (with some help from a distinguished rock star) points the way forward.”

Ordering Online Arbitration in the Age of Covid … and Beyond

By Beth Graham - December 6, 2021

Amy J. Schmitz, Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law, has written “Ordering Online Arbitration in the Age of Covid … and Beyond,” University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021-21.

The Impending Battle for the Soul of Online Dispute Resolution

By Beth Graham - October 26, 2021

Oladeji Tiamiyu, Clinical Fellow at Harvard Law School and Host of Convergence, a podcast exploring the intersection of technology and dispute resolution, has published an interesting article titled, “The Impending Battle for the Soul of ODR: Evolving Technologies and Ethical Factors Influencing the Field,” 23. Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 21 (forthcoming).

High-Tech Dispute Resolution

By Beth Graham - September 7, 2021

Jean R. Sternlight, Founding Director of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution and Michael and Sonja Saltman Professor of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law, and Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Associate Dean for Research, Alice Curtis Campbell Professor of Law, Professor of Psychology, and Co-Director at the Illinois Program on Law, Behavior and Social Science at the University of Illinois, have published “High

Standing On Its Own Shoulders: The Supreme Court’s Statutory Interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act

By Beth Graham - May 24, 2021

Kristen Blankley, Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law, has written a terrific article titled, “Standing On Its Own Shoulders: The Supreme Court’s Statutory Interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act,” Akron Law Review, Forthcoming.

Arbitrator Diversity: Can It Be Achieved?

By Beth Graham - December 21, 2020

Professor Sarah Rudolph Cole, Michael E. Moritz Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution at The Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law, has published “Arbitrator Diversity: Can It Be Achieved?” Washington University Law Review, Vol. 98; Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 581.

Artificial Intelligence and Arbitration: The Computer as an Arbitrator — Are We There Yet?

By Beth Graham - November 24, 2020

Attorney Paul Bennett Marrow, member of the American Arbitration Association’s Commercial Panel and Domestic Arbitration instructor at New York Law School, Mansi Karol, Director of ADR Service for the Commercial Division at the American Arbitration Association in New York, and Steven Kuyan, Director of Entrepreneurship at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering and Managing Director of the NYU Tandon Future Labs, have published “Artifi

Arbitration, Mediation and Mixed Modes: Seeking Workable Solutions and Common Ground on Med-Arb, Arb-Med and Settlement-Oriented Activities by Arbitrators

By Beth Graham - November 17, 2020

Professor Thomas J. Stipanowich, William H. Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University's Caruso School of Law and Associate Dean of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, has published “Arbitration, Mediation and Mixed Modes: Seeking Workable Solutions and Common Ground on Med-Arb, Arb-Med and Settlement-Oriented Activities by Arbitrators,” Harvard Negotiation Law Review, Forthcoming; Pepperdine University Legal Studies Re

SCOTX to Hear Reinstated Petition in Oil & Gas Arbitration Dispute

By Beth Graham - November 16, 2020

On Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas agreed to hear oral argument following reinstatement of a petition for review regarding whether a non-signatory assignee may be compelled to arbitration following an indemnity dispute.