The Texas Attorney General has reportedly joined a bipartisan group comprised of representatives from 56 states and U.S. territories in a call for federal legislation that would prohibit employers from requiring victims of workplace sexual harassment to engage in mandatory arbitration.

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Rutgers Law School Assistant Professor David L. Noll has published “Regulating Arbitration,” California Law Review, Forthcoming.

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As readers may know, General Motors and Chrysler are planning to close nearly 2,000 dealerships as part of their reorganization plan. The New York Times reports on a House bill that would provide for binding arbitration as a way for car dealers to appeal the termination of their franchise agreements. The House has approved a compromise plan to give General Motors and Chrysler dealers an appeals process to keep their showrooms open. GM and Chrysle

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The One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress began on January 3, 2009 and will last till January 3, 2011. Following is a summary of some alternative dispute resolution bills currently being considered during this session. Click on the bill number for its text and on the status link to find the bill’s most recent legislative action. Stay tuned to Disputing for more legislative updates! The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 would ban mandat

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This morning, the Third Court of Appeals issued three memorandum opinions. The first concerns a juvenile adjudication for the offense of assault, and the second affirms a decision by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners to revoke a physician’s license to practice medicine in Texas. Cause Nos. 03-04-00001-CV and 03-04-00612-CV, respectively. The Court’s third memorandum opinion, in an interlocutory appeal, reverses a Trial Court&

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