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Fundamentally Unfair: An Empirical Analysis of Social Media Arbitration Clauses
By Beth Graham - April 27, 2015
Michael L. Rustad, Thomas F. Lambert Jr. Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School, and Thomas H. Koenig, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Northeastern University, recently published “Fundamentally Unfair: An Empirical Analysis of Social Media Arbitration Clauses,” Case Western Reserve Law Review, Vol. 65, p. 341, 2014; Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 15-18.
Fifth Circuit Rules Arbitrator Exceeded His Authority in Contract Dispute
By Beth Graham - April 10, 2015
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that an arbitrator exceeded his authority in a contract dispute.
U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Review Texas Supreme Court Decision Overturning $26 Million Arbitral Award
By Beth Graham - January 30, 2015
The United States Supreme Court has been asked to review a Supreme Court of Texas decision overturning a $26 million arbitration award. In Robert L. Myer, et al. v. Americo Life, Inc., et al., No. 14-774, a divided Texas court overturned a unanimous arbitration award after the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) disqualified one party’s selected arbitrator due to partiality.
Texas Supreme Court Denies Petition in Alleged Arbitrator Partiality Case
By Beth Graham - October 28, 2014
Last week, the Supreme Court of Texas declined to consider whether an arbitral decision should be set aside based on a member of an arbitration panel’s alleged evident partiality. In Port Arthur Steam Energy LP v. Oxbow Calcining LLC, No. 01-12-01165-CV (Tex. – App. – 1st [Houston], October 22, 2013), Oxbow Calcining initiated arbitral proceedings with Port Arthur Steam Energy (“PASE”) before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) over a nu
New AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules are Now in Effect
By Beth Graham - September 18, 2014
On September 1st, new American Arbitration Association (AAA) Consumer Arbitration Rules went into effect. The 55 new rules reportedly replaced the eight Consumer-Related Disputes Supplementary Procedures that previously applied to consumer arbitrations filed with the organization. The new rules apply to all arbitral cases filed after September 1, 2014.
Texas Supreme Court Overturns $26 Million Arbitral Award Over Improper Arbitrator Disqualification
By Beth Graham - June 21, 2014
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Texas overturned a panel’s unanimous arbitration award because the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) wrongfully disqualified one party’s selected arbitrator.
AAA Consumer Arbitration
By Beth Graham - June 9, 2014
Christopher R. Drahozal, John M. Rounds Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at the University of Kansas School of Law, has published a new book chapter entitled, AAA Consumer Arbitration (Beyond Elite Law: Access to Civil Justice for Americans of Average Means, Samuel Estreicher & Joy Radice eds., Cambridge University Press, Forthcoming).
Online Dispute Resolution: An Amorphous Concept, Yet An Effective Tool Part V
By Renee Kolar - April 16, 2014
The rise of Online Dispute Resolution has lead to some debate over its effectiveness and the benefits of its use. According to some scholars, computer-mediated communication (CMC), which is inextricably linked with ODR, facilitates the interaction process through the use of computers; however, with e-negotiation, for example, it is also believed that [CMC] can undercut the effectiveness of negotiation and lead to “misunderstandings, sinister attr
Online Dispute Resolution: An Amorphous Concept, Yet An Effective Tool Part III
By Renee Kolar - April 14, 2014
Online Dispute Resolution, naturally, exists online. Attempting a general Internet search for ODR providers will provide a potentially overwhelming amount of results. Currently, over 60 academically recognized ORD providers exist.
The Future of Class Arbitration Part III
By Renee Kolar - April 2, 2014
In addition to a lack of clarity regarding the avenues through which class arbitration may survive, debate surrounding class arbitration will likely continue, which will fuel uncertainty about class arbitration’s future.
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