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Beaumont Appeals Court Holds Third Party Claims Subject to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - January 17, 2011
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has held in a memorandum opinion that a trial court properly compelled a party to arbitrate its claims against non-signatory third parties and properly entered judgment disposing of all claims where no evidence was offered against the third parties during arbitration. In Sabine Syngas, Ltd. v. Port of Port Arthur Navigation Dist., No. 09-09-00331-CV, (Tex. App. – Beaumont, January 13, 2011), the Port of Port Arthur N
Article | IBA Revises Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
By Beth Graham - December 21, 2010
Disputing would like to thank Paul Lurie for alerting us to an interesting article published in Lexology on December 10th entitled IBA revises rules on the taking of evidence in international arbitration by Stephen Anway and George Von Mehren of the Cleveland, OH office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP. Here is a summary: While the revised IBA Rules maintain important aspects of the 1999 version, they introduced several changes intended to u
UNCITRAL Revises International Arbitration Rules
By Beth Graham - December 8, 2010
After 34 years, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has revised its International Arbitration Rules. The revised Rules seek to expedite the arbitration process and account for changes in technology since the Rules were originally adopted in 1976. According to Ben Allen and Adam Hunter of Norton Rose LLP’s Sydney Office, the following changes apply to international arbitration agreements that took effect after Augus
Dallas Court of Appeals Compels Arbitration in Attorney-Client Dispute
By Beth Graham - November 17, 2010
The Dallas Court of Appeals has overturned a district court’s refusal to compel arbitration in two related attorney-client dispute cases. In BDO Seidman, LLP v. J.A. Green Development Corp., 05-09-01520-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, Nov. 9, 2010) and Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, LLP v. J.A. Green Development Corp., 05-10-0008-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas Nov. 9, 2010), real estate development company Green sought tax advice from BDO Seidman and Sidley Aus
Article | Writing Arbitration Clauses After Rent-A-Center, West
By Victoria VanBuren - August 19, 2010
Allan Dinkoff from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP wrote an interesting piece discussing arbitration clauses after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Rent-A-Center, West. Dinkoff suggests writing two arbitration clauses in employment agreements: The lessons to employers and others is clear. The agreement to arbitrate should contain two separate clauses, which should be made clearly independent. The first clause should contain the agreement to arbitra
Fifth Circuit Rules on Arbitration Nonsignatories Rights’ Under the New York Convention
By Victoria VanBuren - May 31, 2010
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that nonsignatories to arbitration agreements may be compelled to arbitrate under the New York Convention. In Todd v. Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda) Limited, No. 09-30177 (5th Cir. March 18, 2010) Anthony Todd was injured in Louisiana while working as a chef aboard the steamship American Queen, owned and operated by the Delta Queen Steamboat Company (“Delta Q
2010 Annual Conference on ADR | Houston, April 30
By Victoria VanBuren - April 23, 2010
Need CLE credits? The Houston Bar Association and the Frank Evans Center for Conflict Resolution at South Texas College of Law will host their Annual Conference on ADR on Friday, April 30, 2010. The all-day conference will take place at South Texas College of Law. The program looks very interesting. Peter S. Vogel, trial partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP and contributor of this blog will present “eMediation and Special Masters in eDiscove
Fulbright Releases its 2010 International Arbitration Report
By Victoria VanBuren - April 21, 2010
From the International law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP: What’s New in Arbitration? Developments, Decisions. A free copy of the report may be downloaded at www.fulbright.com/IAR17. Hard copies are available by e-mailing IAR@fulbright.com. The new 2010 International Arbitration Report, Issue 1 from Fulbright’s Arbitration and ADR Practice Group is just out. Courts, arbitration organizations and governments around the world have rece
Ten Hallmarks of Effective International Arbitration Agreements
By Victoria VanBuren - February 9, 2010
We came across this Mayer Brown LLP article identifying ten characteristics of an enforceable dispute resolution clause. Ten Hallmarks of Effective International Arbitration Agreements By William H. Knull Article – International Arbitration, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Americas, Asia, Europe 19 January 2010 International arbitration can provide the security of a neutral forum and a framework of enforcement treaties that is far supe
Free Podcast | How To Work With E-Mediation and Special Masters in E-Discovery Cases
By Victoria VanBuren - February 5, 2010
We thought that you might be interested to listen to the Podcast entitled “How To Work With E-Mediation and Special Masters in E-Discovery Cases” by Peter S. Vogel, trial partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP and contributor of this blog and Allison O’Neal Skinner from the Alabama-based law firm Sirote & Permutt. The ESIBytes™ Podcast of about 40 minutes is available here. (no PowerPoints, but free!) Peter and Allison will als
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