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Book Review: Short and Happy Guide to Mediation by Will Pryor
By Renee Kolar - May 9, 2014
Will Pryor's "Short and Happy Guide to Mediation" is both. You can read it in a sitting, and probably will.
Texas’ 4th COA Compels Arbitration After Two Years of Discovery Where Party Fails to Offer Evidence of Prejudice
By Beth Graham - December 11, 2013
Texas’ Fourth Court of Appeals has ordered two companies to arbitrate a contract dispute related to the construction of airplane hangars in Mexico.
S.D. Texas Compels Wireless Telephone Franchise Dispute to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - November 21, 2013
The Southern District of Texas has compelled a contract dispute over the operation of a number of wireless telephone stores to arbitration.
Fourth District Appeals Court Orders Local Firefighters to Arbitrate Benefits Dispute With City of San Antonio
By Beth Graham - October 8, 2013
Texas’ Fourth District has held that an arbitration provision in a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) requires a local firefighter’s union to engage in arbitration over a health insurance benefits dispute.
San Antonio COA Refuses to Compel Nursing Home Negligence Case to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - July 3, 2013
Texas’ Fourth District Court of Appeals in San Antonio has refused to compel a nursing home health care liability lawsuit to arbitration. In The Williamsburg Care Company L.P. v. Acosta, (No. 04-13-00110-CV), several former nursing home residents alleged that a long-term care facility committed a number of acts of negligence against facility patients.
Texas House Considers Bill That Would Prohibit New Home Contracts from Including a Binding Arbitration Clause
By Beth Graham - March 26, 2013
Texas lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would not allow a binding arbitration clause to be included in contracts between Texas homebuilders and new home buyers. HB 3736, “Relating to the sale of newly constructed homes and requiring the Texas Real Estate Commission to adopt contract forms to be used in the sale of a newly constructed home,” was filed by Representative Lon Burnum of Fort Worth. The proposed law would reportedly remov
Picture It Settled® Launches Today at LegalTech New York
By Beth Graham - January 29, 2013
Disputing contributor Don Philbin launches the full version of Picture It Settled, a new tool for providing predictive analytics for the negotiation of litigated cases, at LegalTech New York today. According to the press release: Picture It Settled software is a highly intelligent predictive analytics tool that guides inside and outside counsel through the negotiation process, based on deep data harvested from thousands of cases. The online-acces
Are Mediated Settlement Agreements Enforceable in Texas?
By Victoria VanBuren - July 8, 2011
By Brett Goodman The background rule for enforceability of mediated settlement agreements, as described in the Texas ADR Act, provides that the settlement agreement is enforceable as any other contract, and the court may incorporate the terms of the settlement agreement into the court’s final decree. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 154.071. Although the settlement agreement arises from the suit, enforcement of a mediation agreement, ev
27th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course 2011
By Victoria VanBuren - June 16, 2011
Need CLE credits? Mark your calendars! The State Bar of Texas will host its 27th Annual Personal Injury Law Course. Topics include: • How to Try the $50,000 (& Under) Case from A-Z • Social Media: Cutting Edge Evidence Questions • Claims Against Governmental Entities • Medical Malpractice Update • New Approaches to Damages for Juries Karl Bayer will be presenting the section on mediation. The locations are as follows: LIVE: Dallas, July 6-8,
San Antonio Appeals Court Holds Signatory May Not Waive Non-Signatory’s Right to Arbitrate
By Beth Graham - April 14, 2011
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has held that a signatory’s waiver of its right to arbitrate could not be imputed to its non-signatory agent. In Garcia v. Huerta, No. 04-10-00688-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, March 30, 2011) Albert Garcia appealed a trial court’s order which denied arbitration against Edward and Margarita Huerta. The Huertas obtained a home equity loan from Wells Fargo and entered into an arbitration agreement with Wells Fargo as
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