Menu
Blog Archives
Insurer Seeks Optional Endorsement Requiring Homeowners to Participate in Mediation-Arbitration
July 12, 2016
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Company has reportedly filed a request with the Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”) seeking to add an optional endorsement to the company’s homeowners insurance policies. If approved, the request would allow insureds to relinquish their right to sue the company in the event of a claim dispute in exchange for a lower policy premium. Under the proposal, insureds would instead be obligated to engage in mandatory mediation-arbitration with Farm Bureau. Public...
July 12, 2016
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Company has reportedly filed a request with the Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”) seeking to add an optional endorsement to the company’s homeowners insurance policies. If approved, the request would allow insureds to relinquish their right to sue the company in the event of a claim dispute in exchange for a lower policy premium. Under the proposal, insureds would instead be obligated to engage in mandatory mediation-arbitration with Farm Bureau. Public...
Three Blockbuster Summer Arbitration Decisions
July 12, 2016
While regular people count down the days to summer blockbusters that come in the form of high-paid actors fighting aliens...
July 12, 2016
While regular people count down the days to summer blockbusters that come in the form of high-paid actors fighting aliens...
“Procedural” Apology
July 12, 2016
Power of Apology To varying degrees, apology is valued universally and has been accepted as effective tool in ADR in multiple countries. By 1986, “apology legislation,” which legalizes use of apology as legal remedy, had been introduced in 56 jurisdictions including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada to settle a variety of conflicts, including business disputes, family disputes, sexual assault charges on college campuses, and international war crime tribunals.[7] However,...
July 12, 2016
Power of Apology To varying degrees, apology is valued universally and has been accepted as effective tool in ADR in multiple countries. By 1986, “apology legislation,” which legalizes use of apology as legal remedy, had been introduced in 56 jurisdictions including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada to settle a variety of conflicts, including business disputes, family disputes, sexual assault charges on college campuses, and international war crime tribunals.[7] However,...
Applying Neurobiology to Negotiation and Mediation
July 11, 2016
Applying Neurobiology to Negotiation and Mediation August 16, 2016 9AM - 5:30PM Loyola University Chicago School of Law Philip...
July 11, 2016
Applying Neurobiology to Negotiation and Mediation August 16, 2016 9AM - 5:30PM Loyola University Chicago School of Law Philip...
Mediator Immunity: Time for Evaluation in England and Wales?
July 11, 2016
In England and Wales, the issue of mediator immunity has not been considered by the courts or via legislation. Mediator immunity is constructed by analogy to that given to judges, but the role of the judiciary is different to that of mediators, who do not determine cases and, it is argued, do not require protection from litigation because the parties are responsible for the final settlement outcome. In Australia and the USA, mediators are usually provided with immunity in mandatory, ‘court-annexed’...
July 11, 2016
In England and Wales, the issue of mediator immunity has not been considered by the courts or via legislation. Mediator immunity is constructed by analogy to that given to judges, but the role of the judiciary is different to that of mediators, who do not determine cases and, it is argued, do not require protection from litigation because the parties are responsible for the final settlement outcome. In Australia and the USA, mediators are usually provided with immunity in mandatory, ‘court-annexed’...
Researchers Reveal the ‘Building Blocks’ of Storytelling
July 11, 2016
From Harry Potter and Romeo and Juliet to the stories of Oedipus and Icarus, almost every tale told conforms to one of just six plots, researchers have claimed. A major new analysis of over 1,700 stories identified the core plots 'which form the building blocks of complex narratives'. Researchers used complex data-mining to locate words linked to positive or negative emotion in each story to reveal the set of arcs. An emotional arc is similar to a plot building block that tells a story by generating...
July 11, 2016
From Harry Potter and Romeo and Juliet to the stories of Oedipus and Icarus, almost every tale told conforms to one of just six plots, researchers have claimed. A major new analysis of over 1,700 stories identified the core plots 'which form the building blocks of complex narratives'. Researchers used complex data-mining to locate words linked to positive or negative emotion in each story to reveal the set of arcs. An emotional arc is similar to a plot building block that tells a story by generating...
First Half US Patent Litigation Down Dramatically With New Suits Falling by Almost 1,000
July 10, 2016
New patent lawsuit in the US were down by close to 1,000 filings in the first half of 2016 compared with the first six months...
July 10, 2016
New patent lawsuit in the US were down by close to 1,000 filings in the first half of 2016 compared with the first six months...
Startup Launches Artificial Intelligence Tool to Diagram Corporate Structures
July 10, 2016
A new legal technology company called Deftr is today launching a tool powered by artificial intelligence that helps professionals diagram intricate corporate structures. The tool reads text in real time, as it is being typed, then turns that text into a shareable, interactive graphic illustrating a corporate structure or transaction. In a press release being issued today, Deftr’s co-founder and CEO Matthew Osman explained: Building charts to represent corporate structures or transactions essentially...
July 10, 2016
A new legal technology company called Deftr is today launching a tool powered by artificial intelligence that helps professionals diagram intricate corporate structures. The tool reads text in real time, as it is being typed, then turns that text into a shareable, interactive graphic illustrating a corporate structure or transaction. In a press release being issued today, Deftr’s co-founder and CEO Matthew Osman explained: Building charts to represent corporate structures or transactions essentially...
Two New Legal Technology Blogs Make Their Debuts
July 10, 2016
The month of May saw the debut of two legal technology blogs, one covering legal apps and another for Mac-using lawyers. Apps in Law. This new blog highlights the best iOS apps for lawyers in what it describes as “mercifully short, finely-detailed video reviews.” The man behind the reviews is Brett Burney, the legal technology and e-discovery consultant who is principal of Burney Consultants and who, among his many accomplishments, was chair of the 2015 ABA Techshow. TechnoLAWgist. Launched...
July 10, 2016
The month of May saw the debut of two legal technology blogs, one covering legal apps and another for Mac-using lawyers. Apps in Law. This new blog highlights the best iOS apps for lawyers in what it describes as “mercifully short, finely-detailed video reviews.” The man behind the reviews is Brett Burney, the legal technology and e-discovery consultant who is principal of Burney Consultants and who, among his many accomplishments, was chair of the 2015 ABA Techshow. TechnoLAWgist. Launched...
Out On A Limb, 7th Circuit Creates Circuit Split Over Class Arbitration For Employees
July 6, 2016
Of all the federal circuit courts, I was not expecting the 7th Circuit to venture out on a limb to support the NLRB’s interpretation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) as precluding class arbitration waivers. After all, the 7th Circuit gets affirmed more than other circuit courts by SCOTUS, earning it a reputation for being fairly conservative. Yet, contrary to the five other circuits that have already disagreed with the NLRB interpretation, the 7th Circuit just became the first...
July 6, 2016
Of all the federal circuit courts, I was not expecting the 7th Circuit to venture out on a limb to support the NLRB’s interpretation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) as precluding class arbitration waivers. After all, the 7th Circuit gets affirmed more than other circuit courts by SCOTUS, earning it a reputation for being fairly conservative. Yet, contrary to the five other circuits that have already disagreed with the NLRB interpretation, the 7th Circuit just became the first...
