The Northern District of Texas has accepted a United States Magistrate Judge’s findings, conclusions, and recommendation that a putative class action lawsuit filed pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) be submitted to arbitration.

Julio César Betancourt, Head of Research & Academic Affairs at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and Elina Zlatanska, Research Assistant at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, have published an interesting article entitled, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR): What is it, and is it the Way Forward?, 79 International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management, Issue 3, 2013.

Professor Linda S. Mullenix, Morris & Rita Atlas Chair in Advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law, has published, The Practice: The Not-So-Effective Vindication Decision: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling in Italian Colors and Its Aftermath Are a Big Blow to Class Action Bar, National Law Journal, Vol. 36, No. 2, p. 30, September 2013; U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 517.

The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has affirmed a temporary injunction pending arbitration in a natural gas pipeline dispute.