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International Investment Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Guide to Web Based Resources

By Beth Graham - October 2, 2018

Caroline L. Osborne, Associate Professor of Law and Library Director at the West Virginia University College of Law, has published a useful research tool titled, “International Investment Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Guide to Web Based Resources,” International Journal of Legal Information (forthcoming); WVU College of Law Research Paper No. 2018-004.

FINRA Seeks Public Comment Regarding Proposed Amendments to Arbitration Rules

By Beth Graham - November 10, 2017

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has requested public comment regarding two proposed amendments to the organization’s arbitration rules.

Drafting the International Arbitration Clause: Part One

By Beth Graham - July 18, 2015

Disputing would like to inform readers about a new series published by Corporate Counsel entitled “Drafting the International Arbitration Clause.” Part One, “Joinder and Consolidation,” was made available earlier this week.

Amarillo COA Overturns Order Holding Arbitration Provision is Unconscionable in Cotton Marketing Pool Dispute

By Beth Graham - March 6, 2015

Texas’ Seventh District Court of Appeals in Amarillo has overturned a Cochran County court’s order refusing to compel a cotton-marketing dispute to arbitration. In Ecom USA, Inc. v. Clark, No. 07-14-00240-CV (February 25, 2015), a group of cotton farmers agreed to deliver any crops grown in 2010 and 2011 to a marketing pool that was owned and administered by Ecom USA, Inc.

A Fair Fight: Professional Guidelines in International Arbitration

By Beth Graham - October 20, 2014

Professor William W. Park, R. Gordon Butler Scholar in International Law at the Boston University School of Law has published a thoughtful article entitled, A Fair Fight: Professional Guidelines in International Arbitration, Forthcoming, 30 Arbitration International 409 (2014); Boston Univ. School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 14-53.

EnergyBuzz: Arbitration for Energy Disputes

By Beth Graham - October 8, 2014

According to a Texas Lawyer article published this week, the arbitration of energy sector disputes has dramatically increased across Texas in recent years. In EnergyBuzz: Arbitration for Energy Disputes, Scott D. Marrs and Andrew B. Barton state that horizontal drilling and fracking in Texas may result in “complex energy disputes that often cross jurisdictional boundaries.”

College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA) / Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution Survey on Arbitration Practice (Fall 2013)

By Thomas J. Stipanowich - July 14, 2014

The CCA-Straus Institute Survey on Arbitration Practice, one of the Straus Institute’s three recent surveys under the Theory-to-Practice Research Project, consisted of 65 multiple-choice and short-answer questions on respondents’ arbitration experiences and opinions on arbitration practices and the future of the arbitration field-at-large.

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).

When Should You Choose JAMS, AAA or CPR Rules?

By Beth Graham - July 4, 2013

Liz Kramer at Arbitration Nation has written a helpful blog post entitled ArbitrationNation Roadmap: When Should You Choose JAMS, AAA or CPR Rules?. In the post, Ms. Kramer discusses how best to decide which arbitration rules should be used for a particular commercial arbitration clause based upon the specific needs of the parties.