JAMS ADR Blog: Who Gets What: Fair Compensation after Tragedy and Financial Upheaval http://jamsadrblog.com/2012/08/31/who-gets-what-fair-compensation-after-tragedy-and-financial-upheaval/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-gets-what-fair-compensation-after-tragedy-and-financial-upheaval
Fifth Circuit rules that arbitrator bias issue must be raised before the Arbitration Award is rendered. In the case of Dealer Computer Servs. v. Michael Motor Co., No. 11-20053 (5th Cir. Aug. 14, 2012), the issue of the arbitrator’s partiality is discussed where the Fifth Circuit disagrees with the district court’s conclusions.
JAMS ADR Blog: The International Challenge http://jamsadrblog.com/2012/08/29/inside-counsel-the-international-challenge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inside-counsel-the-international-challenge
Most people believe negotiations begin the moment they decide to ask for something such as an increase in a fee, a bonus, raise or promotion, or, the purchase or sale of a product or service.
Not so says the Harvard Program on Negotiation in a recent post on The Benefits of Seeking Advice.
The negotiation begins before you know what you want. It begins the moment you meet another.
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We talk pretty much incessantly about interest-based, mutual benefit, collaborative, problem-solving here on She Negotiates.
We claim that it’s possible (based on hundreds of research studies) to serve the greatest number of all parties’ interests simultaneously by learning and attempting to satisfy their needs, desires, preferences, and, priorities, to allay their fears and to meet their challenges.
“Sounds good,” people say, “but precisely how do I do that? Really, could...
We have been drafting an increasing number of contracts for foreign companies licensing their concept or technology for use in China. In the old days, this type of licensing was primarily in the industrial sector. These days, most of our work has been on licensing agreements in the services sector in China. Much of this licensing is for operations in China that are prohibited from direct participation by foreign companies, such as in publishing, media, telecom, insurance and finance. Most of these...
Psychology for Lawyers: Understanding the Human Factors in Negotiation, Litigation, and Decision Making (ABA 2012) http://apps.americanbar.org/abastore/index.cfm?pid=5100021§ion=main&fm=Product.AddToCart
WSJ Law Blog: R.I.P. Roger Fisher, Harvard Law Prof and Co-Author of ‘Getting To Yes’ http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2012/08/27/r-i-p-roger-fisher-harvard-law-prof-and-co-author-of-getting-to-yes/
Ballard Spahr: Scorecard on where Federal and State Appellate Courts and Statutes Stand on Enforcing Class Action Waivers in Pre-Dispute Consumer Arbitration Agreements http://www.ballardspahr.com/~/media/Files/Alerts/2010-12-27_Scorecard_on_Appellate_Courts_on_Enforcing_Class_Action_Waivers_Pre-Dispute_Consumer_Arbitration.aspx