I am delighted to post this blog courtesy of Professor Richard Reuben of the University of Missouri School of Law: I finally had occasion to take a close look at AT&T v. Concepcion, which will be argued on Nov. 9, and think it could be a real sleeper. There is a lot of spin in … Continue reading AT&T v. Concepcion Musings
I am grateful to Paul for restarting this discussion on foreclosure mediation—it is useful to keep revisiting what is working and what is not. The New York Times article is interesting in a number of ways. First, as Paul notes, it confuses the process of mediation with the underlying applicable law. Mediation—voluntary as in our … Continue reading Foreclosure Mediation Take 2?
Well folks, finally a good and clear rendition of the prisoner’s dilemma on television. Last week’s finale of The Bachelor Pad featured the two final contestants choosing between sharing the $250000 prize money or trying to keep it for themselves. If both contestants picked “share” they split the prize money. If one picked “keep” and the other … Continue reading Prisoner’s Dilemma on TV
The International Ombudsman Association is again sponsoring a contest to reward scholarship relevant to Organizational Ombuds. In the second IOA-sponsored writing competition, graduate and law students are invited to submit articles on the issue of how organizational ombudsmen can avoid being deemed as agents for notice. The author of the winning article will receive a … Continue reading Writing Contest on Ombuds
As I mentioned last month, I don’t know that formulas always make things clearer but an NPR story from July on handshakes might prove me wrong. A hat tip to Natalie Fleury for this idea : Marketplace on NPR aired a story about the science behind the handshake. Geoffrey Beattie, a professor at the University of Manchester researching … Continue reading Handshake Science
I am happy to welcome Susan Yates and RSI to the ADR blogosphere. Their new court-connected blog is outlined below in a message from Susan: I am excited to announce Resolution Systems Institute’s new blog, Just Court ADR. The blog is written by two RSI colleagues and myself, and highlights important topics in court ADR. … Continue reading New Blog for RSI
Every other year or so, I try to attend the International Association of Conflict Management (IACM) annual meeting to keep up to date on what is going on in other related fields. The meeting is very high powered–some of the best known names in the conflict resolution field in business schools, econ departments, public policy, … Continue reading Keeping up on Interdisciplinary Work
A few weeks ago, Kathleen Parker, a writer for the Washington Post, likened Obama to a woman because of his negotiation style, calling him the first female president. (See the article here.) Confronted with crises and criticisms, our President hasn’t responded in the alpha dog style of many male politicians. Instead, he’s a listener and … Continue reading Obama’s “Feminine” Communication Style
Below is a call for papers from the International Economic Law Interest Group of the ASIL. Recently the group has focused more and more on dispute resolution–both consensual and arbitration–as an issue of economic law and so I think there could well be DR professors whose work falls squarely in this field. Having started early on … Continue reading Call for Papers–International Economic Law
This morning our Marquette Foreclosure Mediation Program was singled out as a primary reason that the Mayor of Milwaukee won a public policy award for “Innovative Response to Economic Downturn” from the Public Policy Forum and last week the MFMP won “Lawyer of the Year” from the Milwaukee Bar Association. Not a bad week! I … Continue reading Theory to Practice (and the lovely results)
