Karl Bayer's Disputing Blog

We’re Back!!!!
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

Roundup of Motions to Compel Involving Non-Signatories to Arbitration Agreements

By Beth Graham - August 29, 2013

Michael Wolgin of Jorden Burt LLP has compiled a useful roundup of recent motions to compel involving non-signatories to arbitration agreements.

Court-Connected Mediation and Minorities

By Beth Graham - August 28, 2013

Sharon Press, Professor of Law and Director of the Dispute Resolution Institute at Hamline University School of Law, has published Court-Connected Mediation and Minorities: Has Any Progress Been Made?, ABA Dispute Resolution Magazine, pp. 36-40, Summer 2013.

Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Involving Arbitrator Disqualification

By Beth Graham - August 26, 2013

On Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas agreed to hear Americo Life, Inc., et al. v. Robert L. Myer and Strider Marketing Group, Inc., No. 12-0739, which is currently on appeal from the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas.