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Assigned Telephone Contract Still Subject to Arbitration Clause Says Judge Posner
June 9, 2015
In Andermann v. Sprint Spectrum L.P., the Seventh Circuit reversed and remanded with instructions to order arbitration. Judge Posner an found intimate relation between the contract and the calls. The case was an easy one according to Posner because the claims here clearly arose out of or related to the agreement. Sprint was attempting to offer consumers a way to continue their services. This case was thus easily distinguishable from other cases, more favorable to plaintiffs, in which the plaintiffs...
June 9, 2015
In Andermann v. Sprint Spectrum L.P., the Seventh Circuit reversed and remanded with instructions to order arbitration. Judge Posner an found intimate relation between the contract and the calls. The case was an easy one according to Posner because the claims here clearly arose out of or related to the agreement. Sprint was attempting to offer consumers a way to continue their services. This case was thus easily distinguishable from other cases, more favorable to plaintiffs, in which the plaintiffs...
The Simplest Way to Negotiate
June 9, 2015
Robert Axelrod in his book, The Evolution of Cooperation (Basic Books, Inc., New York, 1984) (Axelrod(81)_the_evolution_of_cooperation...
June 9, 2015
Robert Axelrod in his book, The Evolution of Cooperation (Basic Books, Inc., New York, 1984) (Axelrod(81)_the_evolution_of_cooperation...
Delaware’s Rapid Arbitration Act
June 8, 2015
Its first attempt having been stricken by the Third Circuit, the Delaware General Assembly recently enacted the Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act that seems ideally suited to a broad range of business disputes, and is a welcome contribution to rational, reasonable and responsive arbitration law. Among its features, the Act requires that the entire proceeding be completed within 120 days of the appointment of the arbitrator (upon pain of a reduction of the arbitrator’s fee) and limitations on judicial...
June 8, 2015
Its first attempt having been stricken by the Third Circuit, the Delaware General Assembly recently enacted the Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act that seems ideally suited to a broad range of business disputes, and is a welcome contribution to rational, reasonable and responsive arbitration law. Among its features, the Act requires that the entire proceeding be completed within 120 days of the appointment of the arbitrator (upon pain of a reduction of the arbitrator’s fee) and limitations on judicial...
LegalZoom Sues North Carolina State Bar
June 8, 2015
LegalZoom Accuses Bar of Squelching Competition The long-running feud between LegalZoom.com Inc. and the North Carolina...
June 8, 2015
LegalZoom Accuses Bar of Squelching Competition The long-running feud between LegalZoom.com Inc. and the North Carolina...
The Art of Negotiation
June 8, 2015
In other words, the secrets of negotiation lie not so much in knowing how to parry and thrust against the other side's maneuvers to score the most points. In fact, Wheeler repeatedly emphasizes that pushing for the best possible deal is not necessarily to a negotiator's advantage. Sometimes an overly aggressive approach will cause the other side to walk away, and sometimes getting more than your fair share will end up costing you in the end. Instead, being a good negotiator is more about being...
June 8, 2015
In other words, the secrets of negotiation lie not so much in knowing how to parry and thrust against the other side's maneuvers to score the most points. In fact, Wheeler repeatedly emphasizes that pushing for the best possible deal is not necessarily to a negotiator's advantage. Sometimes an overly aggressive approach will cause the other side to walk away, and sometimes getting more than your fair share will end up costing you in the end. Instead, being a good negotiator is more about being...
Google Beats Apple in a Race to The Road
June 7, 2015
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has placed Android Auto, its in-car software system on the road. South Korean car-maker Hyundai is featuring the OS in its new Sonata cars. The software was added to the vehicles in a software update that went out this week. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), which has been working on its own car OS, has yet to show up in any consumer car. Owners of the 2015 Sonata in the US will be able to ask their dealer to put Android Auto into their car. The system will only...
June 7, 2015
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has placed Android Auto, its in-car software system on the road. South Korean car-maker Hyundai is featuring the OS in its new Sonata cars. The software was added to the vehicles in a software update that went out this week. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), which has been working on its own car OS, has yet to show up in any consumer car. Owners of the 2015 Sonata in the US will be able to ask their dealer to put Android Auto into their car. The system will only...
Robot Learns Skills Through Trial and Error, Like You Do
June 7, 2015
As a rule, robots have to learn through explicit instruction, whether it's through new programming, watching videos or holding their hands. UC Berkeley's BRETT (Berkeley Robot for the Elimination of Tedious Tasks) isn't nearly that dependent, however. The machine uses neural network-based deep learning algorithms to master tasks through trial and error, much like humans do. Ask it to assemble a toy and it'll keep trying until it understands what works. In theory, you'd rarely need to give the robot...
June 7, 2015
As a rule, robots have to learn through explicit instruction, whether it's through new programming, watching videos or holding their hands. UC Berkeley's BRETT (Berkeley Robot for the Elimination of Tedious Tasks) isn't nearly that dependent, however. The machine uses neural network-based deep learning algorithms to master tasks through trial and error, much like humans do. Ask it to assemble a toy and it'll keep trying until it understands what works. In theory, you'd rarely need to give the robot...
Robo Advisors Take On Wall Street
June 7, 2015
Financial advisors have always enjoyed the fanciest of digs; but their plush offices and high-end art are being upended by software engineers sitting at Ikea desks. Silicon Valley swagger is testing Wall Street arrogance in an attempt to transform the insular world of financial advice. * * * Wealthfront and Betterment aim to keep it simple; both Websites ask users just a handful of questions about their goals, risk tolerance, and investment horizon. From there, algorithms calculate a recommended...
June 7, 2015
Financial advisors have always enjoyed the fanciest of digs; but their plush offices and high-end art are being upended by software engineers sitting at Ikea desks. Silicon Valley swagger is testing Wall Street arrogance in an attempt to transform the insular world of financial advice. * * * Wealthfront and Betterment aim to keep it simple; both Websites ask users just a handful of questions about their goals, risk tolerance, and investment horizon. From there, algorithms calculate a recommended...
Robot Kitchen Cooks
June 6, 2015
Visitors to the inaugural Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia in Shanghai on Monday were cooked food by a robotic kitchen, the first of its kind according to its creators. Designed by London-based Moley Robotics, the automated kitchen consists of two large robotic arms which can construct dishes based on an iTunes-like library of recipes. The arms were designed by the Shadow Robot company, which also provides technologies to NASA, and consist of 20 motors, 24 joints and 129 sensors allowing them...
June 6, 2015
Visitors to the inaugural Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia in Shanghai on Monday were cooked food by a robotic kitchen, the first of its kind according to its creators. Designed by London-based Moley Robotics, the automated kitchen consists of two large robotic arms which can construct dishes based on an iTunes-like library of recipes. The arms were designed by the Shadow Robot company, which also provides technologies to NASA, and consist of 20 motors, 24 joints and 129 sensors allowing them...
Robot Tongue Identifies The Correct Beer Every Time
June 6, 2015
Machines mimicking a human's sense of taste are going on a beer-tasting binge. Despite being called electronic tongues, these devices aren't party robots, pouring beer onto wagging, mechanical tongues. "It's just a bunch of wires and buttons and computers," said María Luz Rodríguez-Méndez, a professor of inorganic chemistry at University of Valladolid in Spain. "It's an ugly thing full of cables." However it looks, Méndez and colleagues developed an electronic tongue that accurately distinguished...
June 6, 2015
Machines mimicking a human's sense of taste are going on a beer-tasting binge. Despite being called electronic tongues, these devices aren't party robots, pouring beer onto wagging, mechanical tongues. "It's just a bunch of wires and buttons and computers," said María Luz Rodríguez-Méndez, a professor of inorganic chemistry at University of Valladolid in Spain. "It's an ugly thing full of cables." However it looks, Méndez and colleagues developed an electronic tongue that accurately distinguished...
