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Armstrong v. Tygart | USADA Files Motion to Dismiss Lance Armstrong’s Suit
By Victoria VanBuren - July 21, 2012
by Renée Kolar On July 20, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) filed its Motion to Dismiss Lance Armstrong’s Amended Complaint. (Read Motion to Dismiss here) In their motion, Defendants USADA and Travis Tygart, in his official capacity as the Chief Executive Officer of USADA, assert that the suit should be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction or, in the alternative, it should be dismissed or stayed under Section 3 of t
Article | Mandatory Arbitration of Internal Trust Disputes: Improving Arbitrability and Enforceability Through Proper Procedural Choices
By Victoria VanBuren - June 27, 2012
Professor S.I. Strong (University of Missouri School of Law) has posted “Mandatory Arbitration of Internal Trust Disputes: Improving Arbitrability and Enforceability Through Proper Procedural Choices,” 28 Arbitration International __ (forthcoming 2012) on SSRN. The abstract is: Trusts and their civil law equivalents, often known as foundations or associations, play a large and increasing role in the global economy, holding trillions of doll
Arbitrator Sues AAA to Recover Unpaid Fees
By Victoria VanBuren - June 6, 2012
In Zaremski v. Am. Arbitration Ass’n, No. 11C5221 (N.D. Ill. May 9, 2012) Plaintiff Miles J. Zaremski worked as an arbitrator on a series of arbitrations pursuant to an agreement with Defendant American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). When the parties to the arbitrations failed to pay Zaremski’s monthly invoices, Zaremski refused to proceed with the arbitrations. AAA removed him as an arbitrator, and Zaremski sued AAA, se
Article | Everything You Need to Know about Authority to Settle a Mediation
By Victoria VanBuren - March 20, 2012
We invite you to check out an article entitled “Everything You Need to Know about Authority to Settle a Mediation” by James R. Madison. The piece was published in the May-July issue of the AAA’s Dispute Resolution Journal. Following are two preview pages: I. Introduction Imagine being the mediator who convenes a mediation with the objective of settling a dispute between Party A and Party B only to learn when the participants gat
Texas Supreme Court Rules on Selection of Arbitrators
By Victoria VanBuren - February 6, 2012
In Americo Life, Inc. v. Myer, No. 10-0734 (Tex. Dec. 16, 2011), Americo Life, Inc., Americo Financial Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Great Southern Life Insurance Company, the Ohio State Life Insurance Company, and National Farmers’ Union Life Insurance Company (hereinafter “Americo”) and Robert L. Myer and Strider Marketing Group, Inc. (hereinafter “Myer”) contracted for Americo’s purchase of several ins
Plaintiff Sues Arbitrator and the American Arbitration Association for Due Process
By Victoria VanBuren - August 8, 2011
As discussed in Lexology, a plaintiff filed a suit in federal court against the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), the Arbitrator, and two employees of the AAA alleging that his due process rights were violated during the underlying arbitration proceedings. The court dismissed the action, concluding that the arbitral immunity set out in the Nevada’s Uniform Arbitration Act Section 38.229 protected the defendants against t
Skadden: Standard Arbitration Clauses for the AAA, ICDR and ICC
By Victoria VanBuren - May 12, 2011
Lea Haber Kuck and Julie Bédard from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP created recently a helpful selection of standard recommended arbitration clauses of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The clauses have integrated notes with explanations and drafting tips. Read the standard arbitration clauses here. Technorati Tags: law, ADR, ar
S.D. of Texas Vacates Arbitral Award Based On Evident Partiality
By Beth Graham - February 2, 2011
The Southern District of Texas has held that an affidavit from a party’s attorney may be considered by a court when deciding a motion to vacate an arbitral award based upon evident partiality. In Dealer Computer Svcs., Inc. v. Michael Motor Co., Inc., No. H-10-2132, (S.D. Tex. December 29, 2010), Dealer Computer Services (Dealer Services) entered into a contract for the purchase of a computer system and service with Michael Motor Company, an auto
2010 Arbitration and Mediation Guest-Bloggers at Disputing
By Beth Graham - December 29, 2010
During 2010, Disputing was honored to post contributions from several law professors and practitioners. Some wrote guest-posts, others submitted comments via e-mail, and yet others alerted us of important developments in the ADR area. We would like to thank our blog contributors for improving Disputing‘s legal scholarship! If you are interested in submitting materials for Disputing, please e-mail us at: beth@karlbayer.com. Check out our 201
AAA Handbook on Mediation – 2nd Edition Available September 19, 2010
By Victoria VanBuren - September 1, 2010
The AAA Handbook on Mediation (2nd Ed.) will be available on September 19, 2010: The AAA Handbook on Mediation assembles from the Dispute Resolution Journal – the flagship publication of the American Arbitration Association – and other sources, the leading professional writing in areas in which mediation is likely to apply. The Handbook on Mediation is succinct, comprehensive and a practical introduction to the use of mediation in var
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