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How Robots May Make Radiologists’ Jobs Easier, Not Redundant
January 6, 2018
Artificial intelligence programs that diagnose disease by analyzing images still require human judgment Earlier this month a team of computer scientists at Stanford University announced that their artificial intelligence program had diagnosed pneumonia on chest X-rays more accurately than human radiologists. “Should radiologists be worried about their jobs?” one of the scientists, Andrew Ng,tweeted. Probably not. In fact, they ought to be relieved: AI is more likely to make...
January 6, 2018
Artificial intelligence programs that diagnose disease by analyzing images still require human judgment Earlier this month a team of computer scientists at Stanford University announced that their artificial intelligence program had diagnosed pneumonia on chest X-rays more accurately than human radiologists. “Should radiologists be worried about their jobs?” one of the scientists, Andrew Ng,tweeted. Probably not. In fact, they ought to be relieved: AI is more likely to make...
Mandatory Treaty Application in Arbitration
January 5, 2018
Ulrich G. Schroeter (University of Basel - Faculty of Law) has posted Mandatory Private Treaty Application? On the Alleged Duty of Arbitrators to Apply International Conventions on SSRN. Here is the abstract: International arbitration, an institution that Pierre Karrer has shaped and influenced through his practical work as a leading international arbitrator as well as through his scholarly writings, aims at the peaceful settlement of disputes by practical, foreseeable and reasonably fast decisions,...
January 5, 2018
Ulrich G. Schroeter (University of Basel - Faculty of Law) has posted Mandatory Private Treaty Application? On the Alleged Duty of Arbitrators to Apply International Conventions on SSRN. Here is the abstract: International arbitration, an institution that Pierre Karrer has shaped and influenced through his practical work as a leading international arbitrator as well as through his scholarly writings, aims at the peaceful settlement of disputes by practical, foreseeable and reasonably fast decisions,...
Wisconsin Federal Court Confirms Class Arbitration Award Ahead of SCOTUS Decision
January 5, 2018
As much of the nation eagerly anticipates a pending United States Supreme Court ruling regarding whether a collective action ban included in an employer’s arbitration agreement is lawful under the National Labor Relations Act, a Wisconsin federal court has decided to uphold a class arbitration award in a wage and hour case. In Herrington v. Waterstone Mortgage Corp., No. 11-cv-779-bbc (W.D. Wisconsin, December 4, 2017), a loan officer, Herrington, filed a proposed collective action lawsuit...
January 5, 2018
As much of the nation eagerly anticipates a pending United States Supreme Court ruling regarding whether a collective action ban included in an employer’s arbitration agreement is lawful under the National Labor Relations Act, a Wisconsin federal court has decided to uphold a class arbitration award in a wage and hour case. In Herrington v. Waterstone Mortgage Corp., No. 11-cv-779-bbc (W.D. Wisconsin, December 4, 2017), a loan officer, Herrington, filed a proposed collective action lawsuit...
Federal Arbitration Act & Federalism
January 4, 2018
Matthew James Stanford (University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Students) has posted Judicial Resistance: Mandatory Arbitration as Federal Commandeering on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Arbitration has become a popular way to resolve legal disputes. This is increasingly true in the employment and consumer protection arenas. Contract drafters insert clauses requiring arbitration into take-it-or-leave it agreements that parties seldom read, much less have an opportunity to negotiate,...
January 4, 2018
Matthew James Stanford (University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Students) has posted Judicial Resistance: Mandatory Arbitration as Federal Commandeering on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Arbitration has become a popular way to resolve legal disputes. This is increasingly true in the employment and consumer protection arenas. Contract drafters insert clauses requiring arbitration into take-it-or-leave it agreements that parties seldom read, much less have an opportunity to negotiate,...
User Concerns About Reinsurance Arbitration – And Attendant Lessons for Selection of Dispute Resolution Forums and Methods
January 4, 2018
Jeffrey W. Stempel, Doris S. and Theodore B. Lee Professor of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, has published “Notes from a Quiet Corner: User Concerns About Reinsurance Arbitration – And Attendant Lessons for Selection of Dispute Resolution Forums and Methods,” 9 Arbitration Law Review 93 (2017). In his article, Professor Stempel discusses perceived shortcomings and possible solutions related to the reinsurance arbitration process. The abstract...
January 4, 2018
Jeffrey W. Stempel, Doris S. and Theodore B. Lee Professor of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, has published “Notes from a Quiet Corner: User Concerns About Reinsurance Arbitration – And Attendant Lessons for Selection of Dispute Resolution Forums and Methods,” 9 Arbitration Law Review 93 (2017). In his article, Professor Stempel discusses perceived shortcomings and possible solutions related to the reinsurance arbitration process. The abstract...
Research on How Self-Control Works Could Help You Stick with New Year’s Resolutions
January 3, 2018
Many of us have already decided that things will be different in 2018. We’ll eat better, get more exercise, save more money, or finally get around to decluttering those closets. But by the time February rolls around, most of us – perhaps as many as 80 percentof the Americans who make New Year’s resolutions – will have already given up. Why does our self-control falter, so often leaving us to revert to our old ways? The answer to this question has consequences beyond our waistlines...
January 3, 2018
Many of us have already decided that things will be different in 2018. We’ll eat better, get more exercise, save more money, or finally get around to decluttering those closets. But by the time February rolls around, most of us – perhaps as many as 80 percentof the Americans who make New Year’s resolutions – will have already given up. Why does our self-control falter, so often leaving us to revert to our old ways? The answer to this question has consequences beyond our waistlines...
New Petition Asks SCOTX to Consider Whether Arbitrator Exceeded His Authority
January 3, 2018
A hospital has asked the Supreme Court of Texas to consider whether an arbitrator exceeded his authority in a workplace discrimination dispute. In Methodist Healthcare System, Ltd., LLP v. Friesenhahn, No. 17-0955, a woman, Friesenhahn, was terminated by her employer, Methodist Healthcare Systems, for purportedly violating a workplace policy. After she was fired, Friesenhahn accused her former employer of both age and gender discrimination. Following arbitration proceedings regarding the alleged...
January 3, 2018
A hospital has asked the Supreme Court of Texas to consider whether an arbitrator exceeded his authority in a workplace discrimination dispute. In Methodist Healthcare System, Ltd., LLP v. Friesenhahn, No. 17-0955, a woman, Friesenhahn, was terminated by her employer, Methodist Healthcare Systems, for purportedly violating a workplace policy. After she was fired, Friesenhahn accused her former employer of both age and gender discrimination. Following arbitration proceedings regarding the alleged...
Panel Assignment in the Courts of Appeal
January 2, 2018
Marin K. Levy (Duke University School of Law) has posted Panel Assignment in the Federal Courts of Appeals (103 Cornell Law Review 65 (2017)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: It is common knowledge that the federal courts of appeals typically hear cases in panels of three judges and that the composition of the panel can have significant consequences for case outcomes and for legal doctrine more generally. Yet neither legal scholars nor social scientists have focused on the question of how judges...
January 2, 2018
Marin K. Levy (Duke University School of Law) has posted Panel Assignment in the Federal Courts of Appeals (103 Cornell Law Review 65 (2017)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: It is common knowledge that the federal courts of appeals typically hear cases in panels of three judges and that the composition of the panel can have significant consequences for case outcomes and for legal doctrine more generally. Yet neither legal scholars nor social scientists have focused on the question of how judges...
Citi Private Law Firm Group Predicts Only Modest Growth in 2018
January 2, 2018
In contrast to a recent regional report that reflects great optimism from law firms about the coming new year (at least with respect to hiring), Citi's annual Private Law Firm Group report for 2018, which reflects a more national perspective, is not quite so sanguine when it comes to what the new year might hold. The Citi report, which is generally targeted at larger law firms, predicts, among other things, the following: Modest revenue growth in 2018 with an increase in profits-per-partner...
January 2, 2018
In contrast to a recent regional report that reflects great optimism from law firms about the coming new year (at least with respect to hiring), Citi's annual Private Law Firm Group report for 2018, which reflects a more national perspective, is not quite so sanguine when it comes to what the new year might hold. The Citi report, which is generally targeted at larger law firms, predicts, among other things, the following: Modest revenue growth in 2018 with an increase in profits-per-partner...
How to Be Healthier, Happier and More Productive: It’s All in the Timing
January 1, 2018
When is the best time to exercise or do creative work? Research on the science of timing has answers You’re probably getting ready to make a few New Year’s resolutions, solemn promises to yourself to behave better in 2018. You might have pondered how you’re going to accomplish those goals, who could help you and why you need to change. But if you’re like most people—and social science suggests that you and I are like most people—you’ve neglected a question that could help you actually...
January 1, 2018
When is the best time to exercise or do creative work? Research on the science of timing has answers You’re probably getting ready to make a few New Year’s resolutions, solemn promises to yourself to behave better in 2018. You might have pondered how you’re going to accomplish those goals, who could help you and why you need to change. But if you’re like most people—and social science suggests that you and I are like most people—you’ve neglected a question that could help you actually...
