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Arbitration Award Round-Up
April 15, 2013
Manifest Disregard/Exceeding Powers Tivo, Inc. v. Goldwasser, Case No. 12-cv-07142 (USDC S.D.N.Y. Feb. 14, 2013) (denying...
April 15, 2013
Manifest Disregard/Exceeding Powers Tivo, Inc. v. Goldwasser, Case No. 12-cv-07142 (USDC S.D.N.Y. Feb. 14, 2013) (denying...
Seventh Circuit Is Sick Of Arbitration Appeals; Threatens “High Risk of Sanctions”
April 15, 2013
In an opinion released yesterday, the Seventh Circuit schooled appellant’s counsel first on the application of the New York Convention and Panama Convention, then on the high standard of review it applies to commercial arbitration awards, and finally expressed profound disappointment with the frequency of motions to vacate arbitration awards. “Attempts to obtain judicial review of an arbitrator’s decision undermine the integrity of the arbitral process.” Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Edman...
April 15, 2013
In an opinion released yesterday, the Seventh Circuit schooled appellant’s counsel first on the application of the New York Convention and Panama Convention, then on the high standard of review it applies to commercial arbitration awards, and finally expressed profound disappointment with the frequency of motions to vacate arbitration awards. “Attempts to obtain judicial review of an arbitrator’s decision undermine the integrity of the arbitral process.” Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Edman...
Why ‘Tomorrow’s Lawyers’ is Required Reading
April 14, 2013
Far and away the best analyst and predictor of the evolution of the legal marketplace is Richard Susskind, the U.K.-based...
April 14, 2013
Far and away the best analyst and predictor of the evolution of the legal marketplace is Richard Susskind, the U.K.-based...
Airline Passengers May Soon Be Able to Use Electronics During Takeoff and Landing
April 14, 2013
For any airline passenger who has been annoyed during takeoff and landing when told to power down electronics, here's some great news: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may only require you to put some gadgets such as e-readers and laptops in "airplane mode" during takeoffs and landings — maybe as soon as next year. According to The New York Times, the FAA has been looking into the use of electronics on planes, and might ease up on the strict rules to shut them down during certain times....
April 14, 2013
For any airline passenger who has been annoyed during takeoff and landing when told to power down electronics, here's some great news: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may only require you to put some gadgets such as e-readers and laptops in "airplane mode" during takeoffs and landings — maybe as soon as next year. According to The New York Times, the FAA has been looking into the use of electronics on planes, and might ease up on the strict rules to shut them down during certain times....
The Mobile Lawyer
April 14, 2013
While the format has its skeptics, mobile apps are revolutionizing the way law is being practiced in the U.S.—a trend that will only intensify this year, according to ardent supporters. Indeed, the latest smartphone or must-have tablet is no longer a technological fashion statement; it’s a critical, competitive tool that many attorneys simply refuse to live without. “Smartphones and tablets are not just shiny objects to catch up on the news or update Facebook,” says Chad E. Burton, whose...
April 14, 2013
While the format has its skeptics, mobile apps are revolutionizing the way law is being practiced in the U.S.—a trend that will only intensify this year, according to ardent supporters. Indeed, the latest smartphone or must-have tablet is no longer a technological fashion statement; it’s a critical, competitive tool that many attorneys simply refuse to live without. “Smartphones and tablets are not just shiny objects to catch up on the news or update Facebook,” says Chad E. Burton, whose...
Judge’s Angry Rant Results in 4 Year Suspension
April 14, 2013
An admittedly intemperate family court judge has been suspended without pay for the remaining years of his term by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. In one angry rant from the bench that has been viewed on YouTube more than 200,000 times, Putnam County Circuit Court Family Law Judge William M. Watkins III repeatedly told a pastor appearing before him to "shut up." And this was far from the only time he spoke to parties using inappropriate language, according to the opinion (PDF)...
April 14, 2013
An admittedly intemperate family court judge has been suspended without pay for the remaining years of his term by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. In one angry rant from the bench that has been viewed on YouTube more than 200,000 times, Putnam County Circuit Court Family Law Judge William M. Watkins III repeatedly told a pastor appearing before him to "shut up." And this was far from the only time he spoke to parties using inappropriate language, according to the opinion (PDF)...
Securities Class Action Settlement Amounts Increase from 2011
April 14, 2013
The 53 court-approved securities class action settlements reported in 2012 represent a 14-year low, according to Securities...
April 14, 2013
The 53 court-approved securities class action settlements reported in 2012 represent a 14-year low, according to Securities...
Accounting Fraud Cases Plummeted During 2012
April 14, 2013
Class actions asserting accounting irregularities fell sharply last year following a one-time increase in 2011 attributed to a surge of Chinese reverse mergers, according to a Cornerstone Research report. Even so, accounting fraud cases brought larger settlements than most shareholder litigation.
April 14, 2013
Class actions asserting accounting irregularities fell sharply last year following a one-time increase in 2011 attributed to a surge of Chinese reverse mergers, according to a Cornerstone Research report. Even so, accounting fraud cases brought larger settlements than most shareholder litigation.
Some Blue Sky Thinking on Managing Family Conflict
April 14, 2013
Armed with coloured paper, crayons and scissors, myself and nine other mediators spent a good portion of last Friday designing our “ideal” family conflict resolution service. While the background to this was, in part, recent and pending legislative change in the UK, some of which looks likely to impact negatively on families in conflict, these particular family mediators are not easily deterred, and our creativity was in full flow. For my part, I thought about the families I work with – all going...
April 14, 2013
Armed with coloured paper, crayons and scissors, myself and nine other mediators spent a good portion of last Friday designing our “ideal” family conflict resolution service. While the background to this was, in part, recent and pending legislative change in the UK, some of which looks likely to impact negatively on families in conflict, these particular family mediators are not easily deterred, and our creativity was in full flow. For my part, I thought about the families I work with – all going...
Rethinking Law as Process: Creativity, Novelty, Change
April 13, 2013
Dr. James Maclean of the University of Southampton Law Schoolhas published a new book entitled Rethinking Law as Process: Creativity, Novelty, Change, (Routledge, 2013). Here is the abstract: Rethinking Law as Process draws on insights from ‘process philosophy’ in order to rethink the nature of legal decision-making. While there have been significant developments in the application of ‘process’ thought across a number of disciplines, little notice has been taken of Whiteheadian metaphysics...
April 13, 2013
Dr. James Maclean of the University of Southampton Law Schoolhas published a new book entitled Rethinking Law as Process: Creativity, Novelty, Change, (Routledge, 2013). Here is the abstract: Rethinking Law as Process draws on insights from ‘process philosophy’ in order to rethink the nature of legal decision-making. While there have been significant developments in the application of ‘process’ thought across a number of disciplines, little notice has been taken of Whiteheadian metaphysics...
