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SCOTUS Hears AmEx III: Argument highlights
February 28, 2013
The Supreme Court heard arguments in AmEx III today, the case that presents the question whether an arbitration agreement...
February 28, 2013
The Supreme Court heard arguments in AmEx III today, the case that presents the question whether an arbitration agreement...
Litigation Trends Survey Predicts a Bumpy Ride in 2013
February 28, 2013
Buckle up, general counsel, because your colleagues expect a bumpy litigation ride in 2013. In fact, according to the "9th...
February 28, 2013
Buckle up, general counsel, because your colleagues expect a bumpy litigation ride in 2013. In fact, according to the "9th...
Taming the Wild West of Arbitration Ethics
February 27, 2013
Kristen Blankley, Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska College of Law has authored an interesting article entitled Taming the Wild West of Arbitration Ethics, Kansas Law Review, Forthcoming. In her article, Professor Blankley examines legal ethics in the arbitral forum.
February 27, 2013
Kristen Blankley, Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska College of Law has authored an interesting article entitled Taming the Wild West of Arbitration Ethics, Kansas Law Review, Forthcoming. In her article, Professor Blankley examines legal ethics in the arbitral forum.
Michael Moffitt Profiled in the New York Times
February 27, 2013
Ok, maybe profiled is the wrong word, but at least our Indisputably colleague is quoted in the most recent NYT article on the difficulties facing legal education and the Task Force on the Future of Legal Education. You can read the entire piece here.
February 27, 2013
Ok, maybe profiled is the wrong word, but at least our Indisputably colleague is quoted in the most recent NYT article on the difficulties facing legal education and the Task Force on the Future of Legal Education. You can read the entire piece here.
Review of Picture It Settled® Software for Negotiation
February 26, 2013
As a lawyer, a district judge and now as a mediator for many years now, I have always sought out useful technology tools to make the process work better. I have seen parties use static Excel spreadsheets and midpoint analysis to try to project settlement numbers, but the negotiation process is much more sophisticated than that. At SMU Law School in Dallas, I teach a survey course on alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”). The course includes segments on negotiation, mediation and arbitration....
February 26, 2013
As a lawyer, a district judge and now as a mediator for many years now, I have always sought out useful technology tools to make the process work better. I have seen parties use static Excel spreadsheets and midpoint analysis to try to project settlement numbers, but the negotiation process is much more sophisticated than that. At SMU Law School in Dallas, I teach a survey course on alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”). The course includes segments on negotiation, mediation and arbitration....
Authority To Enter Into Contract Is Issue For Courts, Not Arbitrators
February 26, 2013
The Third Circuit just issued a decision that tries to divine the dividing line between challenges to the formation of...
February 26, 2013
The Third Circuit just issued a decision that tries to divine the dividing line between challenges to the formation of...
Newly Redesigned ADR Toolbox Launches as Online Resource for ADR Professionals
February 26, 2013
San Antonio lawyer and mediator Don Philbin announced today that his ADR Toolbox(www.ADRToolbox.com) online resource has been...
February 26, 2013
San Antonio lawyer and mediator Don Philbin announced today that his ADR Toolbox(www.ADRToolbox.com) online resource has been...
Litigation Financing Loses Its Mystery
February 9, 2013
The litigation financing firm Burford Group took in $47 million in recoveries last year—its best performance since its founding in 2009. CEO Christopher Bogart talked with us about why he thinks both law firms and corporate clients can benefit from third-party litigation funding.
February 9, 2013
The litigation financing firm Burford Group took in $47 million in recoveries last year—its best performance since its founding in 2009. CEO Christopher Bogart talked with us about why he thinks both law firms and corporate clients can benefit from third-party litigation funding.
Watson’s medical expertise offered commercially
February 9, 2013
Dr. Watson is accepting new patients. The Watson supercomputer is graduating from its medical residency and is being offered commercially to doctors and health insurance companies, IBM said Friday. IBM Corp., the health insurer WellPoint Inc. and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center announced two Watson-based applications. One application helps assess treatments for lung cancer. The other helps manage health insurance decisions and claims. Both applications take advantage of the speed,...
February 9, 2013
Dr. Watson is accepting new patients. The Watson supercomputer is graduating from its medical residency and is being offered commercially to doctors and health insurance companies, IBM said Friday. IBM Corp., the health insurer WellPoint Inc. and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center announced two Watson-based applications. One application helps assess treatments for lung cancer. The other helps manage health insurance decisions and claims. Both applications take advantage of the speed,...
The New Rules of Mediation
February 3, 2013
I find myself charged with an unexpected project, trying to figure out how to deal with the probable demise of one of the largest court-assisted ADR programs in the country. At the same time, the court system is also implementing drastic funding cutbacks that are likely to increase backlogs and reduce the availability of court services, suggesting that mediation is needed more than ever to resolve disputes that the court system is less and less capable of resolving. The elimination of funding for the LA County...
February 3, 2013
I find myself charged with an unexpected project, trying to figure out how to deal with the probable demise of one of the largest court-assisted ADR programs in the country. At the same time, the court system is also implementing drastic funding cutbacks that are likely to increase backlogs and reduce the availability of court services, suggesting that mediation is needed more than ever to resolve disputes that the court system is less and less capable of resolving. The elimination of funding for the LA County...
