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JAMS Welcomes Karl Bayer to its Panel of Neutrals
JAMS, the world’s largest private alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider, is pleased to announce that Karl Bayer
Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements: The Twenty-First Century Arbitration Battleground and Implications for the EU Countries
Linda S. Mullenix, Morris & Rita Atlas Chair in Advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law, has written “Class Ac
Picking the Proper Technological Tool for Problem-Solving in Arbitration
Professor Amy J. Schmitz, John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law and Co-Director of the Translational Data An

Special Masters: How to Make the Best of Both Worlds, Part I

By Merril Hirsh, James M. Rhodes & Karl Bayer - November 12, 2014

An article in the Spring 2014 issue of the ABA’s Dispute Resolution reports on the sad results of a 2011 Fortune 1000 ADR survey. The survey updated a 1997 study. The bottom line: in 1997, Fortune 1000 companies, tired of the expense and inefficiency of litigation, were overwhelmingly interested in using arbitration. In 2011, Fortune 1000 companies, tired of the expense and inefficiency of arbitration, were really more interested in mediation.

Reflections on the State and Future of Commercial Arbitration: Challenges, Opportunities, Proposals

By Beth Graham - November 12, 2014

Over the course of the past week, Disputing highlighted Pepperdine University School of Law Professor Thomas Stipanowich’s forthcoming publication entitled “Reflections on the State and Future of Commercial Arbitration: Challenges, Opportunities, Proposals,” Columbia American Review of International Arbitration, Forthcoming; Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014/29.

Part Three: Reflections on the State and Future of Commercial Arbitration

By Beth Graham - November 11, 2014

In Parts One and Two of this series, Disputing highlighted portions of Pepperdine University School of Law Professor Thomas Stipanowich’s research paper entitled “Reflections on the State and Future of Commercial Arbitration: Challenges, Opportunities, Proposals.”

American Airlines to Engage in Binding Arbitration With Flight Attendants

By Beth Graham - November 10, 2014

Fort Worth-based American Airlines will reportedly engage in binding arbitration with the company’s flight attendants next month.

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Texas Legislature Considers Measure that Would Require Out-of-Network Emergency Room Providers to Arbitrate Payment Claims

By Beth Graham - March 20, 2015

A bill seeking to establish an arbitration process designed to protect patients who are treated by an out-of-network provider during an emergency room visit from being hit with hefty medical charges is currently before the Texas Legislature.