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The Employee Free Choice Act: Update

By Victoria VanBuren - July 2, 2009

Via the Adjunct Law Prof Blog, we learned that a new coalition, the Business Leaders for a Fair Economy is speaking out in support of the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009. The coalition released this ad, which claims that 1,000 business leaders agree the Employee Free Choice Act is key to restoring the country’s economy. The Act ( Senate version: S. 560 and Status; House version: H.R. 1409 and Status ) is currently in the U.S. Congress and

Texas Legislature Update: Alternative Dispute Resolution Bills

By Victoria VanBuren - June 6, 2009

As previously blogged, the 81st Regular Session of the Texas Legislature adjourned on June 1st. Following is a summary of some bills related to alternative dispute resolution filed during the session. Bills that passed: S.B. 1650, authored by Senator Duncan (R-Lubbock), would grant Texas appellate courts jurisdiction over certain interlocutory appeals arising under the FAA. Here are the bill’s history and analysis. H.B. 1083. The bill, auth

AAA Announces Non-Binding ADR Services

By Victoria VanBuren - May 11, 2009

The American Arbitration Association recently introduced Non-Binding Resolution Services (arbitration and mediation) for disputes between businesses & consumers and employers & employees. Technorati Tags: arbitration, ADR, law, mediation, non-binding arbitration, consumer arbitration, employee arbitration

Texas S.B. 556 and H.B. 1635

By Victoria VanBuren - March 6, 2009

Another beautiful week in Austin, Texas. We thought you would be interested to know that the following bills have been introduced recently by the 81st Texas Legislature: S.B. 556. To amend the Insurance Code, by, among other things, adding a clause to provide for binding arbitration agreements within the context of health care contracts with physicians and health care providers. Status: Referred to the Senate Committee on State Affairs on 02/23/2

Florida Arbitration Blog Takes Issue With Texas Turn of Phrase

By Rob Hargrove - June 3, 2008

Earlier this morning, the Florida Arbitration Blog, a blog we read regularly and think highly of, posted a fairly critical review of an article in the Defense Research Institute’s magazine that apparently laments the pervasive use of mandatory arbitration as an assault on the jury system. Since the DRI does not allow non-members access to its magazine, Florida Arbitration Blog could not share a link to the article itself. Since we are not m