Karl Bayer's Disputing Blog

The Settlement Drift, Part I

By Jeffrey Krivis - July 11, 2014

According to commentator Rachel Maddow in her book "Drift," the way the United States goes to war has gradually become more secretive and less democratic. She observes that in the last half century, the decision to go to war has become too easy.

Commercial Arbitration and Settlement: Empirical Insights into the Roles Arbitrators Play

By Beth Graham - July 8, 2014

Thomas J. Stipanowich, Academic Director of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, William H. Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution, and Professor of Law at the Pepperdine University School of Law, and Zachary P. Ulrich, Research Fellow at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, have published Commercial Arbitration and Settlement: Empirical Insights into the Roles Arbitrators Play, 6 Penn State Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation 1 (2

In-House Conflict Resolution Processes: Health Lawyers as Problem-Solvers

By Beth Graham - July 1, 2014

Professor E. H. Morreim, University of Tennessee Health Science Center- College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, has published a timely article entitled, In-House Conflict Resolution Processes: Health Lawyers as Problem-Solvers, The Health Lawyer 2014; 25(3): 10-14.

Parallel Justice: Creating Causes of Action for Mandatory Mediation

By Beth Graham - June 18, 2014

Hamline University School of Law Professor Marie A. Failinger has authored Parallel Justice: Creating Causes of Action for Mandatory Mediation, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 47, p. 359 (2014 Forthcoming).

Informed Consent in Mediation: Promoting Pro Se Parties’ Informed Settlement Choice While Honoring the Mediator’s Ethical Duties

By Beth Graham - May 19, 2014

Michael Thomas Colatrella Jr., Associate Professor of Law at the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law has published a thoughtful article entitled, Informed Consent in Mediation: Promoting Pro Se Parties’ Informed Settlement Choice While Honoring the Mediator's Ethical Duties, Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol.15:705, No.3, 2014.

Book Review: Short and Happy Guide to Mediation by Will Pryor

By Renee Kolar - May 9, 2014

Will Pryor's "Short and Happy Guide to Mediation" is both. You can read it in a sitting, and probably will.

Connecticut Judicial Branch to Expand Court-Sponsored ADR Program

By Beth Graham - April 30, 2014

The State of Connecticut has reportedly announced it will expand and improve the Judicial Branch’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) program.

Mediation Ordered in Dispute Between Maryland, ACC

By Beth Graham - April 30, 2014

A North Carolina judge has reportedly sent a dispute between the University of Maryland and the Atlantic Coast Athletic Conference (ACC) to mediation.

A Short & Happy Guide to Mediation

By Beth Graham - March 31, 2014

Disputing would like to congratulate Dallas alternative dispute resolution professional Will Pryor on the publication of his new book, A Short & Happy Guide to Mediation.

Ohio Supreme Court Orders Jock Tax Dispute to Mediation

By Beth Graham - March 18, 2014

Last week, the Supreme Court of Ohio ordered two lawsuits filed by former professional football players over Cleveland, Ohio’s so-called “jock tax” to mediation.