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Information about Arbitrators – An Empirical Assessment
August 29, 2018
There seems to be a general consensus in the arbitration community about the fact that users are in need for more—or, rather, for more easily accessible—information about arbitrators. What is more, this perceived lack of information seems to be on a lot of people’s minds as almost every other arbitration-related conference features a panel on the topic. As more than nine out of ten respondents to the Survey indicated that international arbitration continues to be the preferred method of resolving...
August 29, 2018
There seems to be a general consensus in the arbitration community about the fact that users are in need for more—or, rather, for more easily accessible—information about arbitrators. What is more, this perceived lack of information seems to be on a lot of people’s minds as almost every other arbitration-related conference features a panel on the topic. As more than nine out of ten respondents to the Survey indicated that international arbitration continues to be the preferred method of resolving...
Why Litigation Risk Assessment is So Darn Important for Lawyers and Mediators
August 28, 2018
Building on their own and others’ research, they developed a simple but comprehensive framework for practitioners and parties to assess litigation risks. It involves identification of factors affecting possible outcomes at trial and probabilities of various events. It also includes careful assessments of both direct and indirect costs of going to trial, which is important because lawyers and litigants often do not carefully consider indirect costs such as litigation stress, damage to relationships...
August 28, 2018
Building on their own and others’ research, they developed a simple but comprehensive framework for practitioners and parties to assess litigation risks. It involves identification of factors affecting possible outcomes at trial and probabilities of various events. It also includes careful assessments of both direct and indirect costs of going to trial, which is important because lawyers and litigants often do not carefully consider indirect costs such as litigation stress, damage to relationships...
Machine Learning in Google BigQuery
August 26, 2018
Google BiqQuery allows interactive analysis of large datasets, making it easy for businesses to share meaningful insights and develop solutions based on customer analytics. However, many of the businesses that are using BigQuery aren’t using machine learning to help better understand the data they are generating. This is because data analysts, proficient in SQL, may not have the traditional data science background needed to apply machine learning techniques. Today we’re announcing BigQuery...
August 26, 2018
Google BiqQuery allows interactive analysis of large datasets, making it easy for businesses to share meaningful insights and develop solutions based on customer analytics. However, many of the businesses that are using BigQuery aren’t using machine learning to help better understand the data they are generating. This is because data analysts, proficient in SQL, may not have the traditional data science background needed to apply machine learning techniques. Today we’re announcing BigQuery...
How AI is Making it Easier to Diagnose Disease
August 25, 2018
Today's AI algorithms require tens of thousands of expensive medical images to detect a patient's disease. What if we could drastically reduce the amount of data needed to train an AI, making diagnoses low-cost and more effective? TED Fellow Pratik Shah is working on a clever system to do just that. Using an unorthodox AI approach, Shah has developed a technology that requires as few as 50 images to develop a working algorithm -- and can even use photos taken on doctors' cell phones to provide a diagnosis....
August 25, 2018
Today's AI algorithms require tens of thousands of expensive medical images to detect a patient's disease. What if we could drastically reduce the amount of data needed to train an AI, making diagnoses low-cost and more effective? TED Fellow Pratik Shah is working on a clever system to do just that. Using an unorthodox AI approach, Shah has developed a technology that requires as few as 50 images to develop a working algorithm -- and can even use photos taken on doctors' cell phones to provide a diagnosis....
Data Analytics And The Importance Of Loser Law
August 25, 2018
In a fascinating presentation entitled The Malpractice of Hunches at the CALIcon 2018 conference, Fastcase founder...
August 25, 2018
In a fascinating presentation entitled The Malpractice of Hunches at the CALIcon 2018 conference, Fastcase founder...
Bexar County by the Numbers: Recent Bexar County District Court Statistics
August 21, 2018
For more than a decade, the San Antonio Lawyer has published statistics on Bexar County courts.[1] This article updates those reports and provides a free online tool allowing users to run customized trendlines and graphical reports on every Texas county in near real-time.[2] In addition to data regularly reported by all district and county clerks to the Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA) as required by statute since 2010, the Bexar County District Courts (BCDC) have collected additional workload...
August 21, 2018
For more than a decade, the San Antonio Lawyer has published statistics on Bexar County courts.[1] This article updates those reports and provides a free online tool allowing users to run customized trendlines and graphical reports on every Texas county in near real-time.[2] In addition to data regularly reported by all district and county clerks to the Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA) as required by statute since 2010, the Bexar County District Courts (BCDC) have collected additional workload...
How Concepcion and Italian Colors Affected Terms of Service Contracts in the Gig Economy
August 20, 2018
This study examines whether companies in the gig economy altered their contract terms following two landmark Supreme Court decisions affirming the enforceability of class action waivers in arbitration agreements: AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion and American Express v. Italian Colors Restaurant. Many of the companies in the study appear to have been influenced by the decisions. The study analyzes Terms of Service contracts from 38 gig companies between 2009 and 2016. Prior to 2012, only about...
August 20, 2018
This study examines whether companies in the gig economy altered their contract terms following two landmark Supreme Court decisions affirming the enforceability of class action waivers in arbitration agreements: AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion and American Express v. Italian Colors Restaurant. Many of the companies in the study appear to have been influenced by the decisions. The study analyzes Terms of Service contracts from 38 gig companies between 2009 and 2016. Prior to 2012, only about...
Analysis Shows Red Light Cameras Don’t Reduce Crashes or Improve Public Safety
August 19, 2018
Red light cameras don’t reduce the number of traffic accidents or injuries at intersections where the devices are installed, according a new analysis by Case Western Reserve University. Touted by supporters as a way increase public safety by ticketing drivers who continue through red lights, the cameras actually shift traffic patterns: More drivers tend to brake harder and more abruptly, increasing fender-benders and other so-called “non-angle” collisions.
August 19, 2018
Red light cameras don’t reduce the number of traffic accidents or injuries at intersections where the devices are installed, according a new analysis by Case Western Reserve University. Touted by supporters as a way increase public safety by ticketing drivers who continue through red lights, the cameras actually shift traffic patterns: More drivers tend to brake harder and more abruptly, increasing fender-benders and other so-called “non-angle” collisions.
Efficient Arbitration – Part 1: Metrics
August 17, 2018
This is the first in a series of articles by Schoenherr focusing on efficiency in arbitration. In our series, we will explore various tools which serve to improve the efficiency of any given arbitration and so achieve a favourable outcome without wasting resources. But before exploring those tools we need to determine what efficient arbitration actually means. Thanks to its well-known advantages, arbitration has grown exponentially over the past few decades. However, as more complex, high-value...
August 17, 2018
This is the first in a series of articles by Schoenherr focusing on efficiency in arbitration. In our series, we will explore various tools which serve to improve the efficiency of any given arbitration and so achieve a favourable outcome without wasting resources. But before exploring those tools we need to determine what efficient arbitration actually means. Thanks to its well-known advantages, arbitration has grown exponentially over the past few decades. However, as more complex, high-value...
The Proficiency of Experts
August 16, 2018
Expert evidence plays a crucial role in civil and criminal litigation. Changes in the rules concerning expert admissibility, following the Supreme Court’s Daubert ruling, strengthened judicial review of the reliability and the validity of an expert’s methods. However, judges and scholars have neglected the threshold question for expert evidence: whether a person should be qualified as an expert in the first place. Judges traditionally focus on credentials or experience when qualifying experts...
August 16, 2018
Expert evidence plays a crucial role in civil and criminal litigation. Changes in the rules concerning expert admissibility, following the Supreme Court’s Daubert ruling, strengthened judicial review of the reliability and the validity of an expert’s methods. However, judges and scholars have neglected the threshold question for expert evidence: whether a person should be qualified as an expert in the first place. Judges traditionally focus on credentials or experience when qualifying experts...
