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Texas Lawyer | Arbitrator and JAMS Added to Suit Against Fish & Richardson
By Victoria VanBuren - May 31, 2012
On May 23, 2012, the plaintiffs in Ashley Brigham Patten, et al. v. M. Brett Johnson, et al., (read more about the underlying case here) added JAMS and arbitrator Robert W. Faulkner as defendants. The plaintiffs allege that JAMs and the arbitrator breached their contract by failing to provide a neutral arbitrator. Read the Texas Lawyer article here.
JAMS Launches International Branch
By Victoria VanBuren - September 30, 2011
JAMS, the U.S. arbitration and mediation provider, has launched its international arm and unveiled a panel of more than 40 arbitrators and mediators to handle cross-border disputes. JAMS International is headquartered in London, with additional hearing locations in Amsterdam, Milan, New York, and Rome. For more information, visit the JAMS International website. The press release is here. Technorati Tags: law, ADR, arbitration
JAMS Article Uniform Mediation Act : 10 years later
By Victoria VanBuren - August 19, 2011
JAMS published recently a timely article by Justin Kelly, entitled “The Uniform Mediation Act Turns 10 This Year.” Here is an excerpt: The Uniform Mediation Act, adopted 10 years ago, has provided a clear privilege on mediation communications and in the states where it has been adopted, it has been well received by practitioners, parties and the courts, according to academics and practitioners. The National Conference of Commissioners
GUEST-POST | Texas Court of Appeals Vacates $22 Million Dollar Arbitration Award Due to Failure to Disclose Social Contacts by Arbitrator
By Victoria VanBuren - July 6, 2011
By Glen M. Wilkerson The facts and holdings in Karlseng v. Cooke, Tex. App. – – Dallas, June 28, 2011 (Cause # 05-09-01002-CV) are instructive technically in ethics, in the law of “evident partiality” in arbitration law, and as an illustration how influence is peddled sub rosa through out judicial / legal system. What is alarming is that this case shows how the Rule of Law with a relatively non-partisan decision maker is ultimately fr
CPR Webcast, June 8, 2010 |Deal or No Deal: Leveraging Information to Overcome Psychological Barriers to Efficient Deals
By Victoria VanBuren - June 1, 2010
Mark your calendars! Don Philbin, contributor of this blog, will host next week an interesting Webcast entitled “Deal or No Deal: Leveraging Information to Overcome Psychological Barriers to Efficient Deals.” Following is the program description: Using newly-developed computer animation models and traditional decision trees, we will explore the interactive use of outcome scenarios as a means to overcome barriers to settlement. By elic
Is unconscionability becoming a stronger basis for denying enforcement of arbitral awards?
By Karl Bayer - September 20, 2005
Guest blogger, Rick Freeman, wrote yesterday about a recent San Antonio Court of Appeals case upholding a finding that the AAA‘s estimate of costs and fees was so high as to make the requirement of arbitration unconscionable. Today the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri found an arbitration procedure developed by Amway and JAMS was substantively unconscionable. Judge Dorr could not accept (see p.24) the defendants R
What’s the right way to do discovery for securities arbitration?
By Karl Bayer - September 16, 2005
One of the big selling points for arbitration has been discovery is supposed to be cheaper and less formal. Many in practice would disagree, concluding instead that discovery has either become sloppy and incomplete or every bit as contentious, prolonged and expensive as the system its supposed to be an alternative to. In an effort to explore the problems and potential solutions, the National Association of Securities Dealers has announced a two y
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