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Class Action Lawsuit Allege Electric Scooters Are Dangerous
November 23, 2018
A lawsuit targeting electric scooter-sharing companies seizes on the dangers of zipping around town on two wheels and brings gory detail to one of the more polarizing technology trends to emerge over the last year. Nine people who were injured by electric scooters filed the class-action suit on Oct. 19 in Los Angeles County Superior Court. It accuses startups Bird Rides Inc. and Lime – as well as their manufacturers Xiaomi Corp. and Segway Inc. – of gross negligence, claiming the companies...
November 23, 2018
A lawsuit targeting electric scooter-sharing companies seizes on the dangers of zipping around town on two wheels and brings gory detail to one of the more polarizing technology trends to emerge over the last year. Nine people who were injured by electric scooters filed the class-action suit on Oct. 19 in Los Angeles County Superior Court. It accuses startups Bird Rides Inc. and Lime – as well as their manufacturers Xiaomi Corp. and Segway Inc. – of gross negligence, claiming the companies...
The Art of the Apology
November 22, 2018
Taking the step of apologizing is taking a step towards healing a wound, changing the climate of the relationship, getting the relationship back on track. And if you are a parent, it becomes a gift and a lesson that you give your children—about how to be responsible and compassionate in the world and towards others. So how do you step up and be a compassionate and responsible apologizing adult? Here are some suggestions.
November 22, 2018
Taking the step of apologizing is taking a step towards healing a wound, changing the climate of the relationship, getting the relationship back on track. And if you are a parent, it becomes a gift and a lesson that you give your children—about how to be responsible and compassionate in the world and towards others. So how do you step up and be a compassionate and responsible apologizing adult? Here are some suggestions.
Charitable Children Become Happy Adults, Study Says
November 22, 2018
According to a study released Thursday by Fidelity Charitable, a public charity and donor-advised fund, 48% of people who experienced strong giving traditions during their childhood consider themselves to be very happy adults, compared to only 33% of happy adults that did not participate in giving as children. The study was based on 3,000 individuals that who give to charity and itemized their taxes for 2017. 45% of respondents who grew up with strong giving perceptions donate $5,000 or more to charity...
November 22, 2018
According to a study released Thursday by Fidelity Charitable, a public charity and donor-advised fund, 48% of people who experienced strong giving traditions during their childhood consider themselves to be very happy adults, compared to only 33% of happy adults that did not participate in giving as children. The study was based on 3,000 individuals that who give to charity and itemized their taxes for 2017. 45% of respondents who grew up with strong giving perceptions donate $5,000 or more to charity...
Judicial Elections, Public Opinion, and Decisions on Lower‐Salience Issues
November 21, 2018
Scholarship finds that in states with judicial elections, public opinion affects judges’ decisions on hot‐button campaign issues such as the death penalty or marijuana legalization. Yet the literature leaves open the question of how public opinion affects judicial decisions on less salient issues, which not only dominate the dockets of state supreme courts but also encompass areas of major legal and policy significance. We consider one such issue that infrequently emerges in judicial campaigns,...
November 21, 2018
Scholarship finds that in states with judicial elections, public opinion affects judges’ decisions on hot‐button campaign issues such as the death penalty or marijuana legalization. Yet the literature leaves open the question of how public opinion affects judicial decisions on less salient issues, which not only dominate the dockets of state supreme courts but also encompass areas of major legal and policy significance. We consider one such issue that infrequently emerges in judicial campaigns,...
Defendant Can’t Send Virtual Gambling Claims to Arbitration
November 21, 2018
Having lost in the Ninth Circuit, Big Fish tried to invoke its arbitration clause and compel arbitration. The court says: Churchill Downs waived its right to arbitration when it took its first bite of the apple and chewed thoroughly for over three years. Ouch! The court says that the terms don’t unequivocally delegate the issue of waiver to the arbitrator, so the court must decide it. As to waiver, Churchill Downs took acts inconsistent with its putative right to arbitrate by litigating the case...
November 21, 2018
Having lost in the Ninth Circuit, Big Fish tried to invoke its arbitration clause and compel arbitration. The court says: Churchill Downs waived its right to arbitration when it took its first bite of the apple and chewed thoroughly for over three years. Ouch! The court says that the terms don’t unequivocally delegate the issue of waiver to the arbitrator, so the court must decide it. As to waiver, Churchill Downs took acts inconsistent with its putative right to arbitrate by litigating the case...
Arbitration with Uninformed Consumers
November 20, 2018
OVERVIEW — Using data on securities disputes, this study of information advantages in consumer arbitration finds that...
November 20, 2018
OVERVIEW — Using data on securities disputes, this study of information advantages in consumer arbitration finds that...
N.D. Texas Dismisses FLSA Case in Favor of Arbitration
November 20, 2018
The Northern District of Texas has dismissed a worker’s Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) claim because it should have been submitted to arbitration. In Gay v. Manchester Mgmt., LLC, No. 3:18-CV-1378-D., (ND Texas, October 22, 2018), a woman, Gay, signed an agreement to arbitrate all future claims against her employer, Manchester, when she began working for the company. The binding arbitration agreement specifically included FLSA wage and hour claims. In addition, the agreement...
November 20, 2018
The Northern District of Texas has dismissed a worker’s Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) claim because it should have been submitted to arbitration. In Gay v. Manchester Mgmt., LLC, No. 3:18-CV-1378-D., (ND Texas, October 22, 2018), a woman, Gay, signed an agreement to arbitrate all future claims against her employer, Manchester, when she began working for the company. The binding arbitration agreement specifically included FLSA wage and hour claims. In addition, the agreement...
Finkin on Labor Arbitration
November 19, 2018
Matthew Finkin (University of Illinois College of Law) has posted The Juridification of Labor Arbitration on SSRN. Here...
November 19, 2018
Matthew Finkin (University of Illinois College of Law) has posted The Juridification of Labor Arbitration on SSRN. Here...
Reviewing the Use of “Soft Law” in Investment Arbitration
November 19, 2018
José E. Alvarez, Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law at New York University School of Law, has written “Reviewing the Use of ‘Soft Law’ in Investment Arbitration,” Vol. 7.2 European International Arbitration Review; NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 18-46. In his article, Professor Alvarez examines the extent and consistency of use related to so-called “informal” or “soft” laws in investor-state arbitral proceedings. Here...
November 19, 2018
José E. Alvarez, Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law at New York University School of Law, has written “Reviewing the Use of ‘Soft Law’ in Investment Arbitration,” Vol. 7.2 European International Arbitration Review; NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 18-46. In his article, Professor Alvarez examines the extent and consistency of use related to so-called “informal” or “soft” laws in investor-state arbitral proceedings. Here...
YouTube will Invest $20 Million to Create Learning Resources
November 18, 2018
From EdWeek MarketBrief: YouTube is ramping up the educational resources available through its site by creating a $20 million pool of funding designed partly to support the creation of new content by individuals and organizations. The massive video-sharing platform this summer announced an effort called YouTube Learning, which YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said would provide grants and promotion from companies and others who go through an application process. YouTube is ramping up the educational...
November 18, 2018
From EdWeek MarketBrief: YouTube is ramping up the educational resources available through its site by creating a $20 million pool of funding designed partly to support the creation of new content by individuals and organizations. The massive video-sharing platform this summer announced an effort called YouTube Learning, which YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said would provide grants and promotion from companies and others who go through an application process. YouTube is ramping up the educational...
