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Disputing’s 6-Year Anniversary | Aug. 24, 2011
By Victoria VanBuren - August 24, 2011
We are happy to share with you that our blog Disputing turns six today! Disputing was originally conceived by Karl Bayer and Rob Hargrove as a forum for discussion of legal developments as they happen. We have come a long way since our very first blog post: Four Law Review Articles have cited Disputing (here, here, here , and here). Disputing was mentioned by the Wall Street Journal for covering consumer arbitration clauses and the “Arbitration F
Jury Reaches Verdict in Jamie Leigh Jones v Halliburton/KBR
By Victoria VanBuren - July 9, 2011
On July 8, 2011, the jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas reached its verdict in the case of Jamie Leigh Jones v Halliburton Co. Charles Botz did not rape Jamie Leigh Jones on or around July 27, 2005; KBR did not commit fraud against Jamie Leigh Jones by inducing her to enter into the employment contract.
Jones v. Halliburton/KBR: Trial Begins, Not Arbitration
By Victoria VanBuren - June 25, 2011
As the Wall Street Journal reports, Jamie Leigh Jones' trial has began in Houston. Jones v Halliburton/KBR is an employment arbitration case with tragic facts that made the national headlines, including a story by the National Public Radio (NPR). Jones claims that in July 2005, four days after she arrived to work in Iraq, she was gang raped by seven co-workers.
Health Care Mediation Lacks Physician Participation
By Holly Hayes - December 17, 2010
by Holly Hayes This week, a Wall Street Journal Health Blog headline stated, “Big Challenge for Mediation in Medical Malpractice: Doctor Participation.” The post discussed a study published in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law which reviewed 31 cases from New York City non-profit hospitals. The study found that although mediation in a medical malpractice context has potential benefits, no physicians participated in the ca
Disputing’s 5-Year Anniversary
By Victoria VanBuren - August 24, 2010
We are happy to share with you that our blog Disputing turns five today! Disputing was originally conceived by Karl Bayer and Rob Hargrove as a forum for discussion of legal developments as they happen. We have come a long way since our very first blog post: Three Law Review Articles have cited Disputing (here, here and here). Disputing was mentioned by the Wall Street Journal for covering consumer arbitration clauses and the “Arbitration Fairnes
Wall Street Reform Signed Into Law: Arbitration Provisions
By Victoria VanBuren - July 29, 2010
As readers may already know, last week, President Barack Obama signed into law the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (a.k.a. the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act”). The act, among other things, would give the SEC the power to ban or limit mandatory arbitration in certain agreements. House Versions: H.R. 4173 and Status; Senate Versions: S.3217 and Status. The final version is here. Following are some pro
2009 Developments in Mediation: Mediation Option for ‘Balance Billing’ in Health Care
By Victoria VanBuren - December 11, 2009
by Holly Hayes In June, we discussed the passage of Texas House Bill 2256, which provides a procedure for mediation of out-of-network health benefit claim disputes. Patients in Texas now have the option to mediate when they are ‘balance-billed’ by their insurance company for services provided by out-of-network facility-based physicians like radiologists, pathologists, neonatologists, and emergency room physicians. (post available here
H.R. 3962: U.S. House Health Care Bill Addresses ‘Balance Billing’
By Victoria VanBuren - November 20, 2009
By Holly Hayes As noted in a previous post (available here) Texas House Bill 2256, signed into law on June 19, 2009, provides a procedure for mediation of out-of-network health benefit claim disputes. The law gives patients the option to mediate when they are ‘balance-billed’ by their insurance company for services provided by out-of-network facility-based physicians like radiologists, pathologists, and neonatologists. ‘Balance
WSJ: “Turmoil in Arbitration Empire Upends Credit-Card Disputes”
By Victoria VanBuren - October 19, 2009
Last week’s Wall Street Journal had an interesting and well-written article about arbitration of credit card disputes, centered around the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). Hat tip to Don Philbin. Here is an excerpt: Arbitration and mediation have existed as ways to resolve disputes in the U.S. for more than 200 years. They became the standard practice in the financial world after 1987, when a Supreme Court decision gave securities firms th
Disputing’s 4-Year Anniversary
By Victoria VanBuren - August 24, 2009
We are happy to share with you that our blog Disputing turns four today! Disputing was originally conceived by Karl Bayer and Rob Hargrove as a forum for discussion of legal developments as they happen. We have come a long way since our very first blog post: Two Law Review Articles have cited Disputing (here and here). Disputing was mentioned by the Wall Street Journal for covering consumer arbitration clauses and the “Arbitration Fairness
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