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

CPR to Begin Offering Administered Arbitration Rules in July

By Beth Graham - June 14, 2013

On July 1, 2013, the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) will begin offering Administered Arbitration Rules.

Individuals, Groups and Intergroups: Theorizing About the Role of Identity in Conflict and its Creative Engagement

By Beth Graham - June 13, 2013

Professors Jay Rothman and Michal Alberstein of the Conflict Management, Resolution and Negotiation Program at Bar Ilan University recently authored a thoughtful article entitled, Individuals, Groups and Intergroups: Theorizing About the Role of Identity in Conflict and its Creative Engagement, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Forthcoming.

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Arbitration Dispute Involving Investment Treaty

By Beth Graham - June 12, 2013

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear BG Group PLC v. Republic of Argentina, No. 12-138.

Supreme Court Upholds Class Arbitration Decision in Sutter

By Beth Graham - June 11, 2013

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that a court must accept an arbitrator’s decision to allow or disallow class arbitration based upon the terms of the disputing parties’ agreement. In Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, No. 12-135 (June 10, 2013), a group of physicians sued a healthcare insurer, Oxford Health Plans, over a number of medical payments in New Jersey state court.

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ND Texas Compels Would-Be FLSA Class Action to Arbitration

By Beth Graham - September 25, 2013

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.