Hoisted By Their Own Petard: Samsung Must Pay Arbitration Fees in Mass Arbitration

September 19, 2023 Sarah Cole Leave a comment

In Wallrich, et al. v. Samsung, Case No. 22-CV-5506 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 12, 2023), federal district court judge Harry D. Leinenweber ordered Samsung to pay arbitration fees for almost 50,000 arbitration demands – and submit to arbitrating consumers’ claims that Samsung had committed violations of the Illinois privacy laws. Note that the court required this … Continue reading Hoisted By Their Own Petard: Samsung Must Pay Arbitration Fees in Mass Arbitration →

Cynthia Alkon to Deliver Moritz’s 2023 Lawrence Lecture

September 18, 2023 Sarah Cole Leave a comment

On Thursday September 28 (beginning at 12:10 eastern), Texas A&M Professor Cynthia Alkon will deliver The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law’s 2023 Lawrence Lecture on Dispute Resolution: “Negotiating for Justice in our Criminal Legal System.” Here is the description from OSU’s website. There is widespread and bipartisan agreement that the criminal legal system … Continue reading Cynthia Alkon to Deliver Moritz’s 2023 Lawrence Lecture →

CJCR Symposium on Hybrid Warfare–In Print and Online!

September 13, 2023 Andrea Schneider Leave a comment

I am delighted to link to the most recent issue of the Cardozo Journal on Conflict Resolution here. We hosted this terrific event last fall and are happy to have this wonderful slate of articles and authors as the product. The table of contents is below: Much appreciation to all of our speakers, authors and … Continue reading CJCR Symposium on Hybrid Warfare–In Print and Online! →

Deputy Counsel – ICC Court of Arbitration

September 13, 2023 art hinshaw Leave a comment

The International Chamber of Commerce is seeking applicants to be Deputy Counsel, based in New York City, primarily working with cases in the North American region. I’m told that they generally look for folks who are a few years out of law school and know arbitration well, even if they haven’t formally worked in the … Continue reading Deputy Counsel – ICC Court of Arbitration →

Last Chance to Submit Proposal for ABA Conference – Sept. 13 Deadline

September 9, 2023 John Lande Leave a comment

From Corinne N. Stuber on behalf of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution: The ABA Dispute Resolution Section is now accepting program proposals for our 2024 Spring Conference that will be held April 10–13, 2024, in San Diego, CA. This year’s conference theme is Mastering the Future: Revolutionizing Dispute Resolution in a Dynamic World. We … Continue reading Last Chance to Submit Proposal for ABA Conference – Sept. 13 Deadline →

DSD at its Best?

September 7, 2023 Andrea Schneider

So…my youngest son graduated this spring (yay!) and moved home (yay!) and we needed another car (boo!) This was made even sadder by the fact that there was very little negotiation to be done–if you’ve tried to buy a car since the pandemic, you know the market is still quite wonky with a very limited … Continue reading DSD at its Best? →

AAA Accepting Applications for Diverse Student Summit

September 6, 2023 Jill Gross

I am posting the following announcement on behalf of the AAA The American Arbitration Association® (AAA®) is the global leader in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and as such, is committed to the growth of diversity and inclusion within the ADR field. Since 2009, the AAA A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Fellows Program has provided training, networking, … Continue reading AAA Accepting Applications for Diverse Student Summit →

Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center Publishes Draft Guidelines on AI use in Arbitration for Comment

September 6, 2023 Kelly Browe Olson

On August 31st, the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center issued draft guidelines for comment. SILICON VALLEY ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTER GUIDELINES ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ARBITRATION The guidelines were written for the benefit of “arbitral institutions, arbitrators, parties and their representatives (including counsel), experts, and, where relevant, other participants in the … Continue reading Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center Publishes Draft Guidelines on AI use in Arbitration for Comment →

Visiting Professor Job at the US Air Force Academy

September 6, 2023 Cynthia Alkon

For those that might be interested, the US Air Force Academy is looking for a visiting professor to teach Negotiation in 2024-25. Here is the full listing: The Department of Law at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, offers an undergraduate Legal Studies Program. We seek a full-time employee from a U.S. … Continue reading Visiting Professor Job at the US Air Force Academy →

September: Allostasis

September 5, 2023 Jen Reynolds

The word of the month for September is “allostasis.” A simple definition for allostasis is “achieving stability through change.” Not by resisting change, and not in spite of change. Last week, Brad Stulberg published an opinion piece in the New York Times called “Stop Resisting Change.” Stulberg explains that in the 1980s, neuroscientist Peter Sterling … Continue reading September: Allostasis →