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Ultra-Runner Mind – The Tougher It Gets, The More Fun It Is
May 20, 2016
After the run, the researchers interviewed the runner to understand what she perceived as the mental qualities that made for ultra success. She revealed four key factors: mental stamina; motivation to test one’s limits, a will that's generated by the enjoyable features of the journey; a sense of camaraderie with the partner; and self-awareness. As an example of the last factor, the running pair formalised a rule to communicate to teach other whenever they felt even a twinge of pain so that it could...
May 20, 2016
After the run, the researchers interviewed the runner to understand what she perceived as the mental qualities that made for ultra success. She revealed four key factors: mental stamina; motivation to test one’s limits, a will that's generated by the enjoyable features of the journey; a sense of camaraderie with the partner; and self-awareness. As an example of the last factor, the running pair formalised a rule to communicate to teach other whenever they felt even a twinge of pain so that it could...
Busy People Bounce Back From Missed Deadlines
May 20, 2016
They say that if you want to get something done, you should ask a busy person. A new paper that's analysed data from a popular productivity app appears to back up this folk wisdom in a specific way – busier people are better at dealing with missed deadlines. Keith Wilcox at Columbia University and his colleagues analysed task deadline and completion data from over 28,000 users of the productivity app (they don't state the name of the app, but it sounds a bit like i done this). In total, the data...
May 20, 2016
They say that if you want to get something done, you should ask a busy person. A new paper that's analysed data from a popular productivity app appears to back up this folk wisdom in a specific way – busier people are better at dealing with missed deadlines. Keith Wilcox at Columbia University and his colleagues analysed task deadline and completion data from over 28,000 users of the productivity app (they don't state the name of the app, but it sounds a bit like i done this). In total, the data...
From Free Law Project, A Nationwide Database of Judges
May 20, 2016
Free Law Project has launched a database of biographical information on some 8,500 federal and state judges. The database can be searched through Free Law Project’s Courtlistener. It also can be downloaded as bulk data or accessed via APIs (application programming interface, for interacting with other software applications). Free Law Project is a nonprofit devoted to providing the public with free access to primary legal materials on the Internet. It developed this database with support from...
May 20, 2016
Free Law Project has launched a database of biographical information on some 8,500 federal and state judges. The database can be searched through Free Law Project’s Courtlistener. It also can be downloaded as bulk data or accessed via APIs (application programming interface, for interacting with other software applications). Free Law Project is a nonprofit devoted to providing the public with free access to primary legal materials on the Internet. It developed this database with support from...
Unvacating Arbitration Awards: Quarterbacks and Car Accidents
May 19, 2016
The Second Circuit reminded us yesterday that judicial review of arbitration awards is “among the most deferential in the law.” And when district courts are not sufficiently deferential, their decisions are likely to be overturned. That happened recently in Tom Brady’s “deflate-gate” arbitration, and in an arbitration over how much a pedestrian was owed after a car accident. Perhaps not surprisingly, the appellate court’s description of the Brady arbitration sounds like...
May 19, 2016
The Second Circuit reminded us yesterday that judicial review of arbitration awards is “among the most deferential in the law.” And when district courts are not sufficiently deferential, their decisions are likely to be overturned. That happened recently in Tom Brady’s “deflate-gate” arbitration, and in an arbitration over how much a pedestrian was owed after a car accident. Perhaps not surprisingly, the appellate court’s description of the Brady arbitration sounds like...
Texas: Arbitration Agreement was not Unconscionable
May 19, 2016
In Bonded Builders Home Warranty Association of Texas, Inc. v. Smith, the Fifth District Court of Appeals (Dallas) reversed the trial court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration. In objecting to the motion to arbitrate, Smith asserted that the arbitration clause inserted in a warranty was unconscionable because "(1) it requires Plaintiffs to ask an arbitrator to award damages against a company that is sending business to the arbitration company; (2) the rules that govern the arbitration are unknown...
May 19, 2016
In Bonded Builders Home Warranty Association of Texas, Inc. v. Smith, the Fifth District Court of Appeals (Dallas) reversed the trial court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration. In objecting to the motion to arbitrate, Smith asserted that the arbitration clause inserted in a warranty was unconscionable because "(1) it requires Plaintiffs to ask an arbitrator to award damages against a company that is sending business to the arbitration company; (2) the rules that govern the arbitration are unknown...
Eight [Months] Is Enough — To Waive Your Arbitration Rights
May 19, 2016
Today’s post is brought to you by the number 8. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a new opinion yesterday finding...
May 19, 2016
Today’s post is brought to you by the number 8. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a new opinion yesterday finding...
Hold Onto Your Hats: CFPB Proposed Rules Will Lead to Lots of Class Action Litigation
May 18, 2016
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed the rules that it previewed last fall, following up on its Arbitration...
May 18, 2016
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed the rules that it previewed last fall, following up on its Arbitration...
Texas: Settlement Agreements, Arbitration, Indemnification, and Summary Judgment
May 18, 2016
The Tenth Court of Appeals (Waco), in Capstone Building Corp. v. IES Commercial, Inc., reversed the trial court's summary judgment in favor of IES. This case is a severed part of a broader dispute relating to a housing complex at Sam Houston State University.* Capstone was the general contractor, and IES was the mechanical/HVAC/electrical subcontractor. Capstone and IES entered into a settlement agreement after IES filed a petition for arbitration alleging a payment dispute. The settlement agreement...
May 18, 2016
The Tenth Court of Appeals (Waco), in Capstone Building Corp. v. IES Commercial, Inc., reversed the trial court's summary judgment in favor of IES. This case is a severed part of a broader dispute relating to a housing complex at Sam Houston State University.* Capstone was the general contractor, and IES was the mechanical/HVAC/electrical subcontractor. Capstone and IES entered into a settlement agreement after IES filed a petition for arbitration alleging a payment dispute. The settlement agreement...
Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Filings Have Risen Significantly Since 2014
May 18, 2016
OxyContin remains the most litigated trade name, while Sandoz has participated in the most ANDA cases Pharma-centric Delaware and New Jersey overwhelmingly receive the highest number of ANDA filings Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company and creator of Legal Analytics®, today announced the release of its second Hatch-Waxman/ANDA Report, which surveys the landscape of patent litigation related to Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) submitted to the FDA under the Hatch-Waxman Act. The report...
May 18, 2016
OxyContin remains the most litigated trade name, while Sandoz has participated in the most ANDA cases Pharma-centric Delaware and New Jersey overwhelmingly receive the highest number of ANDA filings Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company and creator of Legal Analytics®, today announced the release of its second Hatch-Waxman/ANDA Report, which surveys the landscape of patent litigation related to Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) submitted to the FDA under the Hatch-Waxman Act. The report...
How Artificial Intelligence Helps Lawyers Compete in Today’s Data-Driven World
May 17, 2016
Later in May the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics will host the “CodeX FutureLaw Conference 2016,” a fourth annual...
May 17, 2016
Later in May the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics will host the “CodeX FutureLaw Conference 2016,” a fourth annual...
