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Fitbit Data Led Doctors to Shock a Patient’s Heart Back to Normal Rythm
May 4, 2016
It's the first known time doctors used a fitness tracker to guide such a decision. Doctor's made a decision to shock a man's heart back to rhythm based on his Fitbit data, showing that such devices can do far more than just track your exercise. The 42-year old patient arrive at an ER in Camden, New Jersey with an atrial fibrillation (a fast and irregular heartbeat), meaning he needed immediate medical treatment. But which kind? Using a defibrillator could trigger a stroke in some cases, but not using...
May 4, 2016
It's the first known time doctors used a fitness tracker to guide such a decision. Doctor's made a decision to shock a man's heart back to rhythm based on his Fitbit data, showing that such devices can do far more than just track your exercise. The 42-year old patient arrive at an ER in Camden, New Jersey with an atrial fibrillation (a fast and irregular heartbeat), meaning he needed immediate medical treatment. But which kind? Using a defibrillator could trigger a stroke in some cases, but not using...
Start-Ups Should Consider Utilizing International Arbitral Procedures to Resolve Cross-Border Disputes
May 4, 2016
Many new businesses understand that domestic arbitral proceedings may save the company both time and money in the event of a legal dispute. Increasingly, start-up companies based in Texas and across the United States are reportedly utilizing the International Chamber of Commerce’s (“ICC”) arbitration rules as well. According to a recent article published by the Miami-based blog internationalarbitrators.com, young companies that do business across international borders are now opting to engage...
May 4, 2016
Many new businesses understand that domestic arbitral proceedings may save the company both time and money in the event of a legal dispute. Increasingly, start-up companies based in Texas and across the United States are reportedly utilizing the International Chamber of Commerce’s (“ICC”) arbitration rules as well. According to a recent article published by the Miami-based blog internationalarbitrators.com, young companies that do business across international borders are now opting to engage...
Realizing Rationality: An Empirical Assessment of International Commercial Mediation
May 4, 2016
S.I. Strong, Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law, has written an interesting research paper entitled, “Realizing Rationality: An Empirical Assessment of International Commercial Mediation,” Washington and Lee Law Review, 2016 (Forthcoming); University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2016-07. In her scholarly article, Professor Strong analyzes empirical data related to the practice of international commercial mediation. Here...
May 4, 2016
S.I. Strong, Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law, has written an interesting research paper entitled, “Realizing Rationality: An Empirical Assessment of International Commercial Mediation,” Washington and Lee Law Review, 2016 (Forthcoming); University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2016-07. In her scholarly article, Professor Strong analyzes empirical data related to the practice of international commercial mediation. Here...
Texas Bar President Plans Legal Incubator
May 3, 2016
Dallas lawyer Frank Stevenson hopes to kill three birds with one stone during his upcoming year as State Bar of Texas president. Stevenson plans to guide the state bar to launch a legal incubator for young attorneys who want to serve low- and middle-income Texans. The incubator will aim to provide employment for young attorneys and also address the "justice gap" that occurs when low- and middle-income people can't afford to hire lawyers, he explained. Stevenson said he hopes the incubator will...
May 3, 2016
Dallas lawyer Frank Stevenson hopes to kill three birds with one stone during his upcoming year as State Bar of Texas president. Stevenson plans to guide the state bar to launch a legal incubator for young attorneys who want to serve low- and middle-income Texans. The incubator will aim to provide employment for young attorneys and also address the "justice gap" that occurs when low- and middle-income people can't afford to hire lawyers, he explained. Stevenson said he hopes the incubator will...
Do We Need to Conduct a Personality Assessment Before We Can Mediate Effectively?
May 3, 2016
Recently, I had two back to back mediations which ended very differently. The first was triggered when an employer challenged...
May 3, 2016
Recently, I had two back to back mediations which ended very differently. The first was triggered when an employer challenged...
Regulating Against Forced Arbitration in Consumer Cases
May 3, 2016
As Stacey writes just below this post, much is happening in the arbitration arena currently. In December, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the 1925 Federal Arbitration Act pre-empts state law. Thus, when parties have executed agreements calling for arbitration rather than court resolutions, the arbiration clause will be upheld. The case was DirectTV, Inc. v. Imburgia, No. 14-462. In the case, Imburgia’s contract stated that “[i]f ... the law of your state would find this agreement...
May 3, 2016
As Stacey writes just below this post, much is happening in the arbitration arena currently. In December, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the 1925 Federal Arbitration Act pre-empts state law. Thus, when parties have executed agreements calling for arbitration rather than court resolutions, the arbiration clause will be upheld. The case was DirectTV, Inc. v. Imburgia, No. 14-462. In the case, Imburgia’s contract stated that “[i]f ... the law of your state would find this agreement...
Mindfulness Meditation Provides Opiod-Free Pain Relief, Study Finds
May 2, 2016
Everyone knows that stubbing your toe hurts. What makes it stop hurting is the body's main pain-blocking process - the natural production of opioids. But, in a study published in the JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that the pain-relieving effects of meditation is not due to endogenous opioids (i.e., opiates naturally produced by the body). “This study adds to the growing body of evidence that something unique is happening with how meditation reduces...
May 2, 2016
Everyone knows that stubbing your toe hurts. What makes it stop hurting is the body's main pain-blocking process - the natural production of opioids. But, in a study published in the JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that the pain-relieving effects of meditation is not due to endogenous opioids (i.e., opiates naturally produced by the body). “This study adds to the growing body of evidence that something unique is happening with how meditation reduces...
Using Guided Choice to Increase Satisfaction with the Value of Mediators
May 2, 2016
In general, Guided Choice is a series of strategies used to provide real measurable value to clients and influence the selection of both lawyers and mediators. According to Paul M. Lurie, Director of the Guided Choice Mediation Interest Group: Commercial disputes in the U.S. are typically settled before being litigated or arbitrated. Yet the parties’ lawyers seldom hire mediators at the early stages of a dispute. Mediators are often viewed as being most useful late in the legal process after...
May 2, 2016
In general, Guided Choice is a series of strategies used to provide real measurable value to clients and influence the selection of both lawyers and mediators. According to Paul M. Lurie, Director of the Guided Choice Mediation Interest Group: Commercial disputes in the U.S. are typically settled before being litigated or arbitrated. Yet the parties’ lawyers seldom hire mediators at the early stages of a dispute. Mediators are often viewed as being most useful late in the legal process after...
Privatizing Public Litigation
May 2, 2016
Public litigation is being privatized as public entities turn to private actors to perform, and sometimes to pay for, litigation on behalf of the state and federal governments. Consider the following examples: The U.S. Department of Justice hires David Boies to lead antitrust litigation against the Microsoft Corporation. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) hires two private law firms to represent it in litigation against large banks concerning toxic mortgage securities. One of those...
May 2, 2016
Public litigation is being privatized as public entities turn to private actors to perform, and sometimes to pay for, litigation on behalf of the state and federal governments. Consider the following examples: The U.S. Department of Justice hires David Boies to lead antitrust litigation against the Microsoft Corporation. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) hires two private law firms to represent it in litigation against large banks concerning toxic mortgage securities. One of those...
Treating Computers Like Toddlers: The Cusp of AI
May 1, 2016
An Austin man is trying to teach computers how to think on their own by feeding them 15 million toddler-approved rules of logic, such as “You can’t be in two places at the same time,” and “You can’t pick something up unless you’re near it." That is the story of Doug Lenat, a former Stanford computer science professor out to remake artificial intelligence. Wired magazine highlighted his story in a piece called "One Genius’ Lonely Crusade to Teach a Computer Common Sense" that was published...
May 1, 2016
An Austin man is trying to teach computers how to think on their own by feeding them 15 million toddler-approved rules of logic, such as “You can’t be in two places at the same time,” and “You can’t pick something up unless you’re near it." That is the story of Doug Lenat, a former Stanford computer science professor out to remake artificial intelligence. Wired magazine highlighted his story in a piece called "One Genius’ Lonely Crusade to Teach a Computer Common Sense" that was published...
