Karl Bayer's Disputing Blog

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Well, it’s been a while since we published and that is about to change. Since I spent much of last year becoming
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

Gender Differences in Dispute Resolution Practice

By Beth Graham - February 14, 2014

Gina Viola Brown, Editor of the American Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Magazine, and Andrea Kupfer Schneider, Professor of Law at the Marquette University Law School, have written an interesting paper entitled Gender Differences in Dispute Resolution Practice: Report on the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Practice Snapshot Survey, Marquette Law School Legal Studies Paper No. 14-04.

Settlement, ADR, and Class Action Superiority

By Beth Graham - February 5, 2014

D. Theodore Rave, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center, has authored Settlement, ADR, and Class Action Superiority, Journal of Tort Law, 2014, Forthcoming.

Highly Accurate Predictive Analytics Used to Help Settle Longshot Mediation

By Beth Graham - February 3, 2014

According to reports, Mary Brennan Stich, Vice-President and Associate General Counsel of Rackspace Hosting, recently used Picture It Settled® in a case that she considered to be a longshot for settlement.

Local Police Department Wins Top Honors in Negotiation Competition

By Beth Graham - January 30, 2014

The ability to negotiate effectively is a useful tool for attorneys and other professionals. Sometimes, however, good negotiation skills can mean the difference between life and death for everyone involved.

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Texas Supreme Court Holds Agreement to Arbitrate is Not Substantively Unconscionable Despite Unenforceable Provisions

By Beth Graham - June 20, 2014

The Supreme Court of Texas has held that an arbitration agreement that includes an unenforceable provision is not substantively unconscionable and may be severed from the unenforceable provision.