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Why This Beautiful Human Behaviour is Highly Infectious
July 16, 2015
The wonderful human behaviour that elevates all our morals. Acts of kindness can spread surprisingly easily between people — just by observing someone else being generous. They activate parts of the brain involved in motivating action and of social engagement, a new study finds. In turn we are also more likely to ‘pay it forward’. Scientists call this the ‘moral elevation’ effect.
July 16, 2015
The wonderful human behaviour that elevates all our morals. Acts of kindness can spread surprisingly easily between people — just by observing someone else being generous. They activate parts of the brain involved in motivating action and of social engagement, a new study finds. In turn we are also more likely to ‘pay it forward’. Scientists call this the ‘moral elevation’ effect.
Seiner on the Constitutional Implications of Wal-Mart v. Dukes
July 16, 2015
In Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes (2011), the US Supreme Court ruled in part that a district court had improperly applied Federal...
July 16, 2015
In Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes (2011), the US Supreme Court ruled in part that a district court had improperly applied Federal...
Defeating the Robots: How Lawyers Avoid Becoming Obsolete
July 15, 2015
Robots Are Coming Joshua Lenon is the “Attorney-in-Residence” at Clio, one of the leading cloud-based legal practice management platforms. As a practicing attorney, fresh out of law school, Joshua was frustrated by how unprepared he felt for the practice of law. As he described it, everything was four times harder than it needed to be. Joining Clio has given him the opportunity to help address that problem. As the only practicing attorney working for Clio, Joshua is in a unique position...
July 15, 2015
Robots Are Coming Joshua Lenon is the “Attorney-in-Residence” at Clio, one of the leading cloud-based legal practice management platforms. As a practicing attorney, fresh out of law school, Joshua was frustrated by how unprepared he felt for the practice of law. As he described it, everything was four times harder than it needed to be. Joining Clio has given him the opportunity to help address that problem. As the only practicing attorney working for Clio, Joshua is in a unique position...
Insuring Settlement
July 15, 2015
A colleague (Esther Bleuel) recently shared a quote by Benjamin Franklin: “Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail.” Recently, the Los Angeles Daily Journal published an article by Larry Mills entitled, How Counsel can make or break a settlement. (April 3, 2015- page 2 of Verdicts and Settlements). In essence, the article was all about preparation- a subject about which I have blogged numerous times and is near and dear to my heart! ( Using this article as a guide, the following are my own thoughts...
July 15, 2015
A colleague (Esther Bleuel) recently shared a quote by Benjamin Franklin: “Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail.” Recently, the Los Angeles Daily Journal published an article by Larry Mills entitled, How Counsel can make or break a settlement. (April 3, 2015- page 2 of Verdicts and Settlements). In essence, the article was all about preparation- a subject about which I have blogged numerous times and is near and dear to my heart! ( Using this article as a guide, the following are my own thoughts...
Will Your Job Be Done By A Machine?
July 15, 2015
Machines can do some surprising things. But what you really want to know is this: Will your job be around in the future? We...
July 15, 2015
Machines can do some surprising things. But what you really want to know is this: Will your job be around in the future? We...
Will Legal Tech Eventually Disrupt Biglaw?
July 14, 2015
Now, despite the famous-in-tech-circles-only Marc Andreessen quote, “Software is eating the world,” not every industry...
July 14, 2015
Now, despite the famous-in-tech-circles-only Marc Andreessen quote, “Software is eating the world,” not every industry...
How Lawyers Can Be the Most Effective Advocates in a Mediation
July 14, 2015
Mediation is a collaborative process that allows parties to reach a resolution in a way that is far more flexible than through a court proceeding. The parties’ ability in a mediation to determine the resolution of their dispute is a unique possibility in any area of the law. Winning in a mediation is about securing, to the extent possible, the interests that are most important to all the participants. Scott Brown,“Seeing the Light: From Litigation to Mediation,” ABI J., June 2013. The mediator-advocate’s...
July 14, 2015
Mediation is a collaborative process that allows parties to reach a resolution in a way that is far more flexible than through a court proceeding. The parties’ ability in a mediation to determine the resolution of their dispute is a unique possibility in any area of the law. Winning in a mediation is about securing, to the extent possible, the interests that are most important to all the participants. Scott Brown,“Seeing the Light: From Litigation to Mediation,” ABI J., June 2013. The mediator-advocate’s...
Opt-Out Arbitration Provisions
July 14, 2015
As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently took a look at Instagram's terms of use. I found it interesting that it contained an opt-out provision for arbitration. A clause at the top of the page states the following in bold: ARBITRATION NOTICE: EXCEPT IF YOU OPT-OUT AND EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DISPUTES DESCRIBED IN THE ARBITRATION SECTION BELOW, YOU AGREE THAT DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND INSTAGRAM WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE...
July 14, 2015
As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently took a look at Instagram's terms of use. I found it interesting that it contained an opt-out provision for arbitration. A clause at the top of the page states the following in bold: ARBITRATION NOTICE: EXCEPT IF YOU OPT-OUT AND EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DISPUTES DESCRIBED IN THE ARBITRATION SECTION BELOW, YOU AGREE THAT DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND INSTAGRAM WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE...
Under FAA, Shuttle Driver’s Misclassification Claims are Subject to Arbitration
July 13, 2015
In Khalatian v. Prime Time Shuttle (5/15/15) --- Cal.App.4th ---, the plaintiff brought an individual claim against the defendants,...
July 13, 2015
In Khalatian v. Prime Time Shuttle (5/15/15) --- Cal.App.4th ---, the plaintiff brought an individual claim against the defendants,...
Class Actions, Arbitration and the Importance of Contract Formation
July 13, 2015
I wanted to follow up on Jeremy Telman's posts about two cases, Andermann v. Sprint Spectrum and Berkson v. Gogo. Both cases...
July 13, 2015
I wanted to follow up on Jeremy Telman's posts about two cases, Andermann v. Sprint Spectrum and Berkson v. Gogo. Both cases...
